Internationally one of the best selling Swedish authors; books have sold more than 40 million copies worldwide and been translated into 40 languages. One of his characters, police inspector Kurt Wallander, has gained fame all over the world, most recently personified by the British actor Kenneth Branagh in a television series produced by the BBC. Since 1986, spends half his time in Maputo, Mozambique; currently, Artistic Director, Teatro Avenida, Maputo, Mozambique.