Hey Greenies! How cool is this?

Henning Mankell coming to PBS

For three Sundays in May, one of mystery fiction's strongest characters will be brought to life for American viewers for the first time. Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander will be featured locally on OETA starting May 10th and running the next 2 Sunday evenings.

Here are a couple of trailers for the series.

Kurt Wallander - Three Sundays in May

OETA has announced the program I have waited a long time for - Kenneth Branagh staring as Kurt Wallander, the noteworthy character of Henning Mankell. The mystery series by Mankell is set in Ystad, Sweden and are classic modern day police procedurals. Mankell is a master at his craft and I think his stories will translate well to television.

Mark your calendars.

OETA has a short video trailer of the film.

May 10, 17, 31, 2009 Wallander Kenneth Branagh stars as complex detective Kurt Wallander, fighting crime and his own demons. Based on the books by best-selling Swedish author Henning Mankell, Wallander was filmed in rarely seen locations in southern Sweden.

Life of Pi - Love it or Hate it!

I enjoyed it. The story intrigued me on page one and I suspended belief until the end. This one will not be everyone's cup of tea and based on the variety of opinions at Amazon and on the Internet, that goes without saying.

Next Tuesday, April 28th, my book discussion group will have this one on the table and I suspect we will share a spectrum-wide variety of opinions about the book.

Written by Yann Martel and published in 2001, Life of Pi was awarded prizes and thoroughly thrashed by reviewers.

Here is an interview of Martel to give you a taste of him as a human being.



I will recommend the book because I found it ultimately creative, fresh, and unique.