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A review by milandeep
Quicksand by Henning Mankell
5.0
"In a way that starry night sky is a mirror in which we see our own faces."
Quicksand is the last book by Henning Mankell, one of my favourite authors who died last year. It is a collection of memories and essays on many topics. But mainly, he philosophizes on the topics of life and death after being given the death sentence by cancer. He reminiscences about his childhood, adolescent and younger days. He talks about ancient cave paintings and ice ages. He worries about the toxic nuclear waste and the environmental degradation of our age. His essays show his concern about the state of the world and humanity in general. His fascination with Africa is well known. His early life as an activist and theatre director had a great impact on him as a writer of fiction. In many chapters, we see him driving around Europe in search of solitude and get to know the important events which shaped his writing and thinking. Many chapters made me stop mid-way and think about issues which he discusses and how our seemingly insignificant life events lead up to where we are today. Reading Mankell's last book was like having a conversation with an old friend.
Quicksand is the last book by Henning Mankell, one of my favourite authors who died last year. It is a collection of memories and essays on many topics. But mainly, he philosophizes on the topics of life and death after being given the death sentence by cancer. He reminiscences about his childhood, adolescent and younger days. He talks about ancient cave paintings and ice ages. He worries about the toxic nuclear waste and the environmental degradation of our age. His essays show his concern about the state of the world and humanity in general. His fascination with Africa is well known. His early life as an activist and theatre director had a great impact on him as a writer of fiction. In many chapters, we see him driving around Europe in search of solitude and get to know the important events which shaped his writing and thinking. Many chapters made me stop mid-way and think about issues which he discusses and how our seemingly insignificant life events lead up to where we are today. Reading Mankell's last book was like having a conversation with an old friend.