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Informationen zum Autor Henning Mankell has become a worldwide phenomenon with his crime writing! gripping thrillers and atmospheric novels set in Africa. His prize-winning and critically acclaimed Inspector Wallander Mysteries are currently dominating bestseller lists all over the globe. His books have been translated into over forty languages and made into numerous international film and television adaptations: most recently the BAFTA-award-winning BBC television series Wallander! starring Kenneth Branagh. Mankell devotes much of his free time to working with Aids charities in Africa! where he is also director of the Teatro Avenida in Maputo. In 2008! the University of St Andrews conferred Henning Mankell with an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters in recognition of his major contribution to literature and to the practical exercise of conscience. www.henningmankell.co.uk Klappentext In 1875 Hans Bengler! a young entomologist! leaves Sweden for the expedition of a lifetime to the Kalahari Desert where he hopes to find a previously undiscovered insect to name after himself and advance his career. Instead! after his long and arduous journey through the sands! he finds a small boy! whose tribe has been decimated by European raiders. Bengler decides to adopt the boy! names him DANIEL and takes him back to Sweden. But DANIEL cannot slip into an alien culture so easily and his isolation and increasing desperation lead to a chilling tragedy.
