by Henning Mankell · Tusquets Editores S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483102053
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«Comedia infantil» is the novel by Henning Mankell, published by Tusquets Editores in paperback (272 pages, in Spanish).
In an African port city, a man cares for Nelio, a dying street child, over nine nights. Nelio, who at ten years old possesses the wisdom of an elder, narrates his life as he lies dying, aware that he will die when his story ends. His tale begins with his flight from a catastrophe and portrays the reality of street children in Mozambique.
It belongs to the Andanzas collection from Tusquets. The novel won the Sveriges Radios Romanpris and was nominated for the Augustpriset.
For readers of literary fiction interested in Africa and childhood in war contexts. Recommended reading from age 12.
Henning Georg Mankell 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. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television.
