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Indlæser... Die schwedischen Gummistiefel (original 2015; udgave 2016)af Henning Mankell (Forfatter)
Work InformationAfter the Fire af Henning Mankell (Author) (2015)
   Books Read in 2020 (3,558) Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog.  Librogirl | Mar 13, 2022 |  I wanted to read this book because I have been a fan of the Wallender novels for many years. I knew this was going to be different in tone and style from those earlier works but my expectations were still high. The book not only lived up to my expectations it exceeded them. Although there is a mystery to be solved within the story it is not the front and central aspect of this book. It is more about an elderly man coming to terms with the fact that his life is reaching its conclusion and reminiscing about all the events that have led to him living out his last days isolated on a small island. The writing is tight, ascetic and profound with an insightfulness that only comes with age and experience. (  ) Prairieblossom | Feb 12, 2021 | This ~12 hour book seems to move very slowly. It's full of lovely meditations on aging and death, much like his last Wallender book. That said, i't's not so much a cop novel as the reflections of an old man. So, it's all about Fredrik, the main character, and his neighbors on an island. After the Fire is Henning Mankell's last novel published posthumously. (  ) buffalogr | Jul 30, 2020 | A slow, meandering tale of one man’s journey to find the truth about who set his house on fire and his past. (  ) caanderson | Jun 28, 2020 | This is Mankell's last novel, and it's full of lovely meditations on aging and death. Frederik, an elderly doctor, lives alone on an island in the Swedish archipelago with very little human contact other than the postman Jonasson. Late one autumn night, he awakens to find his house engulfed in flames. He barely escapes with his life, his possessions reduced to the clothes he was wearing, including two left boots. In short order, it is discovered that the fire was deliberately set, and when Frederik is suspected of being the arsonist, his life begins to change in ways big and small. However, this is not a crime novel, and the discovery of who set the fire is only the background to the more important story. This is an exploration of aging and loneliness and how we meet the end of our days, with hope or not. It's an absolutely lovely book. 4 stars (During the course of reading this, I learned that the main character Frederik was the subject of ab earlier Mankell book, Italian Shoes, and I gather it's a sequel of sorts. I've checked Italian Shoes out of the library and should get to it soon ( ) arubabookwoman | Feb 16, 2020 | ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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"Henning Mankell's last novel about an aging man whose quiet, solitary life on an isolated island off the coast of Sweden is turned upside down when his house catches fire. Fredrik Welin is a former surgeon who retired in disgrace decades earlier to a tiny island on which he is the only resident. He has a daughter he rarely sees and his mailman Jansson is the closest thing he has to a friend, and to an adversary. He is perfectly content to live out his days in quiet solitude. One autumn evening, he is startled awake by a blinding light--only to discover that his house is on fire. With the help of Jansson, he escapes the flames just in time wearing two left boots. Dawn reveals that everything he owns is now a smoldering pile of ash and his house is destroyed--forcing him to move into an abandoned trailer on his island. A local journalist, Lisa Modin, who wants to write a story about the fire, comes into his life. In doing so, she awakens in him something that he thought was long dead. Soon after, his daughter comes to the island with surprising news of her own. Meanwhile, the police suspect Fredrik of arson because he had a sizable insurance claim on his house. When Fredrik is away from the archipelago, another house goes up in flames and the community realizes they have an arsonist in their midst.After the Fireis an intimate portrait of an elderly recluse who is forced to open himself up to a world he'd left behind"--
"Fredrik Welin is a seventy-year-old former surgeon who retired in disgrace years ago. He has retreated to a Swedish archipelago, where he lives alone on an island. He swims in the sea every day, cutting a hole in the ice if necessary. He is perfectly content to live out his days in quiet solitude. Until he wakes up one autumn evening to find his house on fire. Fredrik escapes just in time, wearing two left-footed boots. All that remains in the morning is a stinking ruin and evidence of arson. Fredrik cannot imagine why someone would do such a thing. The police are also stumped, and without another suspect, they begin to think Fredrik started the fire himself. Fredrik's peaceful, simple life has slipped away from him. Then, Lisa Modin, a local journalist who wants to write a story about the fire, comes into his life, and she awakens in him something that he thought was long dead. After the Fire is an intimate portrait of a recluse who is forced to open himself up to a world he'd left behind"-- No library descriptions found. |
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I found this book rather dreary and lifeless…like most of the characters. Fredrik Welin is a disgraced retired doctor living alone on an island in the Swedish archipelago. His very mundane and routine life is dramatically overturned when his house is completely burnt down and he loses everything. When the police can find no cause, he is suspected of arson, not really considering that he’s lost his home (one that had been in his family for a number of generations) and just about all his possessions. With only the clothes he was standing in, he then has to deal with his terrible loss, the tragedy heightening his loneliness and purpose in life. Ultimately, of course, he wants to find out who set fire to his house and why.
Fredrik is neither likable nor unlikable. He is bland, a bit feeble and devoid of any personality, so I found it very hard to feel sympathy...or anything...for him. Many of his neighbourhood islanders were the same. As for his daughter (who he’d only recently come to know), she was really rather obnoxious.
Mankell…I realised halfway through the book…was the author of the Wallander novels. I guess if you’re a fan of those, you might like this, the author’s final work before his death in 2015.
But this wasn’t for me…I found myself wanting to shake the characters to get some passion, a spark of life out of them.
Alas, this left me as cold as the icy sea Fredrik Welin swam in every morning.
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