The Man Who Smiled

The Man Who Smiled (original: Mannen som log) is a novel by Swedish crime-writer Henning Mankell, and is the fourth in the Inspector Wallander series, although the English translations have not been published in chronological order.[1][2]

The Man Who Smiled
First edition (Swedish)
AuthorHenning Mankell
Original titleMannen som log
TranslatorLaurie Thompson
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish
SeriesKurt Wallander #4
GenreCrime, Mystery novel
PublisherOrdfront
Publication date
1994
Published in English
September 2005
Media typePrint (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages336 pp (Eng. hardback trans.)
ISBN1-84343-098-3 (Eng. trans.)
OCLC60513794
Preceded byThe White Lioness 
Followed bySidetracked 

Synopsis

After killing a man in the line of duty (in The White Lioness), Inspector Kurt Wallander finds himself spiraling into an alcohol-fueled depression. He has just decided to leave the police when an old friend, Sten Torstensson, asks him to secretly investigate the recent death of his father in a car accident. At first Kurt dismisses his friend's suspicions as unlikely, but then Sten is found murdered in exactly the same manner as a Norwegian businessman shortly before. Against his previous judgement, Kurt returns to work to investigate what he is convinced is a case of double murder.

Adaptations

In 2003, The Man Who Smiled was adapted by Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television into a two-hour television movie, starring Rolf Lassgård as Wallander. The Man Who Smiled has also been adapted into a 90-minute television episode for the BBC's Wallander series starring Kenneth Branagh as Wallander. It was first broadcast on 10 January 2010.

References
  1. "The Man Who Smiled by Henning Mankell". www.publishersweekly.com. 24 July 2006. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. "THE MAN WHO SMILED | Kirkus Reviews". 15 July 2006.


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