The Eye of the Leopard, by Henning Mankell essential reading

The Eye of the Leopard, by Henning Mankell essential readingFrom the creator of the acclaimed Kurt Wallander series: A thrilling story set in Sweden and Zambia told with heart stopping tension (Entertainment Weekly). Interweaving past and present, The Eye of the Leopard draws on bestselling author Henning Mankells deep understanding of both Scandinavia and post colonial Africa. Hans Olofson arrives in Zambia in the 1970s, at the start of its independence. There, he hopes to fulfill the missionary dream of a

he embarked on a hunting trip that took him from Port Elizabeth to Kuruman and on to the Magaliesberg

Of an estimated 1 billion people in the world who are trapped in a cycle of grinding poverty and despair

The taboo subject of an older woman's sexuality

one short play

Ta-Nehisi Coates imagines the covert war of an enslaved people in response to a generations-long human atrocity - a war for the right to life

'Bower's book is a devastating indictment' Sunday Times

These six Magic Misfits will soon discover adventure

finds herself pursued by the secret police

she is reduced to performing at birthday parties and Bar Mitzvahs as she waits for the miracle that will finally make her a star

reflecting on the path that led him to write the play

Weaving together these captivating main story lines are numerous subplots involving her family

Using the narrative techniques of The Woman Warrior