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Kurt Wallander, the Glossary

Kurt Wallander is a fictional Swedish police inspector created by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell (1948 – 2015).^[1]

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Adam Pålsson

Adam Gustav Justus Pålsson is a Swedish actor and musician.

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Alcohol (drug)

Alcohol, sometimes referred to by the chemical name ethanol, is one of the most widely used and abused psychoactive drugs in the world and falls under the depressant category.

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Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens, and is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia.

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An Event in Autumn

An Event In Autumn is a crime novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell. Kurt Wallander and an Event in Autumn are Wallander.

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Anna Ternheim

Anna Ternheim (born 31 May 1978) is a Swedish singer-songwriter.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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Before the Frost

Before the Frost (Innan Frosten, 2002) is a novel by Swedish crime-writer Henning Mankell. Kurt Wallander and Before the Frost are Wallander.

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Butcher

A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat, or participate within any combination of these three tasks.

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The Carl Hamilton novels is a book series by Swedish author and journalist Jan Guillou centered on the fictional Swedish spy Carl Gustaf Gilbert Hamilton. Kurt Wallander and Carl Hamilton novels are fictional Swedish people.

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Clive Owen

Clive Owen (born 3 October 1964) is an English actor.

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Copenhagen

Copenhagen (København) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the urban area.

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Dagens Nyheter

(), abbreviated DN, is a daily newspaper in Sweden.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.

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Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus, often known simply as diabetes, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels.

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Ebba Segerberg

Ebba Segerberg is an academic and translator, noted for her translations of Swedish literature into English.

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Faceless Killers

Faceless Killers (Swedish: Mördare utan ansikte) is a 1991 crime novel by the Swedish writer Henning Mankell, and the first in his acclaimed Wallander series. Kurt Wallander and Faceless Killers are Wallander.

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Firewall (Mankell novel)

Firewall is a crime novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell. Kurt Wallander and Firewall (Mankell novel) are Wallander.

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Gustaf Skarsgård

Gustaf Caspar Orm Skarsgård (born 12 November 1980) is a Swedish actor.

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Hamish Macbeth (TV series)

Hamish Macbeth is a Scottish mystery comedy-drama television series produced by BBC Scotland that aired from 26 March 1995 to 4 May 1997.

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Heartbeat (British TV series)

Heartbeat is a British police procedural period drama series, based upon the Constable series of novels written by Nicholas Rhea, and produced by Yorkshire Television until it was merged by ITV, then by ITV Studios from 1992 until 2010.

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Henning Mankell

Henning Georg Mankell (3February 19485October 2015) was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander.

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Impresario

An impresario (from Italian impresa, 'an enterprise or undertaking') is a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays, or operas, performing a role in stage arts that is similar to that of a film or television producer.

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Inspector

Inspector, also police inspector or inspector of police, is a police rank.

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Jan Guillou

Jan Oskar Sverre Lucien Henri Guillou (born 17 January 1944) is a French-Swedish author and journalist.

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Johanna Sällström

Johanna Maria Ellinor Berglund-Sällström (30 December 1974 – 13 February 2007) was a Swedish actress, best known for her portrayal of Linda Wallander in Wallander.

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Jonas Grimås

Jonas Grimås (born 7 August 1958) is a Swedish film and television director, based in London since 1988.

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Junk food

"Junk food" is a term used to describe food that is high in calories from macronutrients such as sugar and/or fat, and possibly sodium, making it hyperpalatable, but with insufficient dietary fiber, protein, or micronutrients such as vitamins and minerals.

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Kenneth Branagh

Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (born 10 December 1960) is a British actor and filmmaker.

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Knife

A knife (knives; from Old Norse knifr 'knife, dirk') is a tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade, usually attached to a handle or hilt.

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Krister Henriksson

Jan Krister Allan Henriksson (born 12 November 1946) is a Swedish actor.

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Latvia

Latvia (Latvija), officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.

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Laurie Thompson

Laurie Thompson (26 February 1938 – 8 June 2015) was a British academic and translator, noted for his translations of Swedish literature into English.

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Left Bank Pictures

Left Bank Pictures Ltd. (stylised as LEFT BANK Pictures) is a British film and television production company owned by Sony Pictures Television.

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Lennart Jähkel

Carl Gustav Lennart Jähkel (born 27 September 1956) is a Swedish actor.

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Maj Sjöwall

Maj Sjöwall (25 September 1935 – 29 April 2020) was a Swedish author and translator.

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Malmö

Malmö (Malmö,; Malmø) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Skåne (Scania).

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Maria Callas

Maria Callas (born Maria Anna Cecilia Sofia Kalogeropoulos; December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano who was one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century.

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Martin Beck

Martin Beck is a fictional Swedish police detective and the main character in a series of ten novels by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, collectively titled The Story of a Crime. Kurt Wallander and Martin Beck are fictional Swedish police detectives.

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Mystery fiction

Mystery is a fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains mysterious until the end of the story.

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Netflix

Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service.

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One Step Behind

One Step Behind is a 1997 crime novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell, the seventh in his acclaimed Inspector Wallander series. Kurt Wallander and One Step Behind are Wallander.

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Opera

Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers.

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Per Wahlöö

Per Fredrik Wahlöö (5 August 1926 – 22 June 1975) – in English translations often identified as Peter Wahloo – was a Swedish author.

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Police brutality

Police brutality is the excessive and unwarranted use of force by law enforcement against an individual or a group.

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Protagonist

A protagonist is the main character of a story.

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Riga

Riga is the capital, the primate, and the largest city of Latvia, as well as one of the most populous cities in the Baltic States.

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Rolf Lassgård

Rolf Holger Lassgård (born 29 March 1955) is a Swedish actor.

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Scania

Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne, is the southernmost of the historical provinces (landskap) of Sweden.

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Second Sight (TV series)

Second Sight is a British television crime drama, principally written and created by Paula Milne, that first aired on BBC One on 9 January 2000.

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Sidetracked (novel)

Sidetracked (first published as Villospår in 1995) is a crime novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell, the fifth in his Kurt Wallander series. Kurt Wallander and Sidetracked (novel) are Wallander.

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Steven T. Murray

Steven T. Murray (1943–2018) was an American translator from Swedish, German, Danish, and Norwegian.

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The Swedish Police Authority (Polismyndigheten) is the national police force (Polisen) of the Kingdom of Sweden.

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Tenor

A tenor is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types.

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The Dogs of Riga

The Dogs of Riga (Hundarna i Riga) is a Swedish detective mystery by Henning Mankell, set in Riga, the capital of Latvia. Kurt Wallander and the Dogs of Riga are Wallander.

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The Fifth Woman

The Fifth Woman (original: Den femte kvinnan; 1996) is a crime novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell, the sixth in his acclaimed Inspector Wallander series. Kurt Wallander and the Fifth Woman are Wallander.

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The Man Who Smiled

The Man Who Smiled (original: Mannen som log) is a novel by Swedish crime-writer Henning Mankell, and is the fourth in the Inspector Wallander series, although the English translations have not been published in chronological order. Kurt Wallander and the Man Who Smiled are Wallander.

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The Pyramid (short story collection)

The Pyramid (orig. Swedish Pyramiden) is a collection of five short stories by Swedish crime fiction author Henning Mankell, first published in Sweden in 1999 and translated into English in 2008. Kurt Wallander and The Pyramid (short story collection) are Wallander.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Wallander

Also known as Inspector Wallander, Kurt Wallender, Talismanen, Wallender.

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Kurt Wallander, the Glossary

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Book series introduced in 1991

Characters in crime novel series

Fictional Swedish police detectives

Literary characters introduced in 1991

Thriller film characters

Wallander

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