Der Mann am Strand: Zwei Erzählungen

by Henning Mankell, Wolfgang Butt (Translator)

Der Mann am Strand - Der Mann mit der Maske: Zwei spannende Kriminalgeschichten aus ›Wallanders erster Fall und andere Erzählungen‹ im Großdruck!

Während Frau und Tochter auf den Kanarischen Inseln Ferien machen, hat Kriminalkommissar Kurt Wallander im heimischen Schonen einen merkwürdigen Fall zu lösen: Ein Mann liegt leblos im Fond eines Taxis. Wer ist der Fremde? Was hat ihn nach Ystad geführt? Was ist geschehen? Fragen über Fragen, und knapp zwei Wochen später die Antwort.

Der zweite Fall datiert aus Wallanders Assistenzzeit in Malmö: Sein Vorgesetzter bittet ihn, auf dem Heimweg bei einem kleinen Lebensmittelgeschäft vorbeizuschauen. Dort treibe sich nach Meinung der älteren Ladeninhaberin den ganzen Nachmittag schon eine sonderbare Person herum. Eine harmloser Auftrag mit schrecklichen Folgen ...

Genres: Short Stories, Mystery, Scandinavian Literature, Swedish Literature, Fiction

126 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Henning Mankell was an internationally known Swedish crime writer, children's author and playwright. He was best known for his literary character Kurt Wallander.

Mankell split his time between Sweden and Mozambique. He was married to Eva Bergman, Swedish director and daughter of Ingmar Bergman.

Reviews

[John Hatley]

This was an astonishing little murder mystery in just over 50 pages, the first time I’ve read anything by Henning Mankell in English. Now of course I’ll have to see if I can find the Swedish original (and read it again) …

[Carla]

Gelesen an einem Strandmorgen in Cadaqués.

[Kevin Albrecht]

Den här boken var intressant, spännande, och lätt att läsa. Den var den första romanen att jag läser på svenska. Jag vill läsa många andra böcker av Henning Mankell i framtiden.

[Alina]

It was so obvious that Stenholm killed that man. However, i didn't think that the end would be like that.

[Savannah S]

this story was a 10/10. had to read it for my crime fiction class, absolutely amazing. I was locked tf in.

[Paula Lukkariniemi]

Tänään 17.6.2024 sain loppuun kirjan nimeltä Mies rannalla. Mies rannalla oli mielestäni hyvä, ihana, vauhdikas, innostava, mukaansa tempaava, mukava, mielenkiintoinen ja koukuttava kirja.
Luin Mies rannalla selkokielisen kirjan ensimmäisen kerran vuonna 2021 ja nyt luin sen toisen kerran. Mielestäni toinen lukukerta oli parempi kuin ensimmäinen lukukerta. Lukiessani kirjaa nimeltä Mies rannalla minulle tuli sellainen tunne että torstain murhakerhon jäsenet olisivat olleet Wallanderin kanssa ratkaisemassa murhan. Minulle tuli todella erittäin oikein hyvä mieli.
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[Mika B]

The Man on the Beach by Henning Mankell - 10/10! Amazing imagery of the Swedish coast, genre is called Nordic Noir

[Michael]

Not the greatest read, but my first "book" in Swedish nonetheless. :-) I've been studying on my own for about a year now, and this has been a fairly easy read. Sure, there still was quite a bit of new vocabulary, but it never got to a point where I couldn't follow the story. I'll definitely buy more books from the "Lättläst" series, it's very motivating to realize that you can actually read a somewhat complex text.

[S.L.]

A moody short read, leaving you with more questions than it answers.

[Sarah]

Wir haben diese vereinfachte Mini-Ausgabe von"Mannen på stranden" in meinem Schwedisch A2-Kurs gelesen und ich habe mir sehr gefreut, tatsächlich alles problemlos verstanden zu haben! Die Handlung war trotz der extremen Kürze dieser Anfänger-Ausgabe auch sehr interessant und spannend - vielleicht lese ich beizeiten noch einmal das gesamte Buch (dann aber auf deutsch ;)), ich habe zumindest das Gefühl, dass es ein sehr gutes Buch ist!

[Freso :watermelon:]

Read it for a Swedish course. The book was okay, very easy to read, but I think this easiness was also my greatest detriment to really enjoying it. It was usually possible to call out plot twists at least a chapter in advance. That said, it’s not a horrible book, and its small format makes it very easy to read on the go.

[Yuko Todo]

Det var lite för lätt process att Wallander fann den brottsligen tycker jag.

[Maria Berinde-Tampanariu]

A very enjoyable short murder mystery. Loved the unpretentious but very suggestive style.

[Jana]

Min första bok på svenska! Även om det bara tar en timme för att läsa den. Jättebra för nybörjade

[Jaime Almansa]

The best of this tiny collection of stories… classic Wallander. What else do you want?

[Jen]

Rounded up from 3.5. Good level for me as an intermediate Swedish learner.

[Tilly Atkinson]

An easy, enjoyable, mini murder mystery.

[Geoff Foss]

Pleasant. But that's not the really the adjective I was hoping for in this genre.

[Ben]

My first book in Swedish. Okay, it is easy reading, but still I take pride. Strange story but not giving spoilers here.

[Stefan L]

Die flüsternden Seelen

[Ilva]

Lasīju vāciski, tāpēc bija ok. Latviski noteikti nebūtu tā vērts.

[Melanie]

The end wasn't very surprising but it's a nice, short read.

[Carma]

Lättlästa men bra!