The original Henning Mankell, composer
mainThe grandfather of the thriller writer, who has died of cancer at 67, was a distinguished Swedish composer.
Henning Mankell senior (1868-1930) left an output of 150 piano works, including a concerto, and much else.
It NEVER occurred to me that these two people might be related. What a lovely post.
Mankell, the writer, worked in a clarinet repair shop here in Paris in the sixties.