Opening book details…
Can I read Chronicler of the Winds : A Novel on EtoBox?
Chronicler of the Winds : A Novel by Henning Mankell; Tiina Nunnally; OverDrive, Inc is a travel available to read on EtoBox.
What is Chronicler of the Winds : A Novel about?
World famous for his Kurt Wallander mysteries, Henning Mankell has been published in thirty-five countries, with more than 25 million copies of his books in print. In Chronicler of the Winds , he gives us something different: a beautifully crafted novel that is a testament to the power of storytelling itself. On the rooftop of a theater in an African port, a ten-year-old boy lies slowly dying of bullet wounds. He is Nelio, a leader of street kids, rumored to be a healer and a prophet, and possessed of a strangely ancient wisdom. One of the millions of poor people “forced to eat life raw,” Nelio tells his unforgettable story over the course of nine nights. After bandits cruelly raze his village, he joins the legions of abandoned children living in the city’s streets. An act of the imagination, an effort to prove to his comrades that life must be more than mere survival, cuts short Nelio’s life. Already published in thirteen countries,...
Who reads Chronicler of the Winds : A Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Henning Mankell; Tiina Nunnally; OverDrive, Inc
- Publisher
- New Press, The;Vintage Books
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781595585592
- Category
- travel
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Travel
- Rating
- 4.1 / 5 (164 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
More by Henning Mankell; Tiina Nunnally; OverDrive, Inc
Browse all works by Henning Mankell; Tiina Nunnally; OverDrive, Inc