To grow up is to wonder about things; to be grown up is to slowly forget the things you wondered about as a child.
—Henning Mankell in When the Snow Fell
About Henning Mankell
Henning Georg Mankell (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhɛ̂nːɪŋ ˈmǎŋːkɛl]; 3 February 1948 – 5 October 2015) was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television.