The Fifth Woman
The Fifth Woman is the sixth Kurt Wallander novel by Henning Mankell, first published as Den femte kvinnan by Ordfront in Stockholm in 1996. Wallander hunts a killer whose victims are men with records of violence against women. Steven T. Murray's English translation followed in 2000.
- Editions tracked
- 4
- First edition
- Ordfront, 1996
- First published
- Ordfront, Stockholm, 1996
- Series
- Wallander novels
The first edition of The Fifth Woman by Henning Mankell was published in Stockholm by Ordfront in 1996. We track 4 editions.
Which edition do you have?
First edition
- 1st Ordfront1996 Other · Wallander novels 6 I own The Fifth Woman, Ordfront 1996 Log in to want this
Later and other editions
- New Press2000 Other · Wallander novels 6 I own The Fifth Woman, New Press 2000 Log in to want this
- The Harvill Press2001 Hardback · Wallander novels 6 I own The Fifth Woman, The Harvill Press 2001 Log in to want this
- Vintage Books2009 Other · Wallander novels 6 I own The Fifth Woman, Vintage Books 2009 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- The Fifth Woman television film, 2002
- Wallander: The fifth Woman television film, 2010
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Algeria
- Characters
- Kurt Wallander
- Genre
- police procedural, crime fiction, detective fiction
Read next
- Comes after
- Sidetracked
- Followed by
- One Step Behind
In print
- Editions recorded
- 33 on Open Library, 9 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 11 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of The Fifth Woman?
The first edition of The Fifth Woman by Henning Mankell was published in Stockholm by Ordfront in 1996.
How many editions of The Fifth Woman are there?
We track 4 editions of The Fifth Woman, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has The Fifth Woman been adapted?
Yes, including Wallander: The fifth Woman (television film, 2010), The Fifth Woman (television film, 2002), according to Wikidata.
What should I read after The Fifth Woman?
In order, it follows Sidetracked and it is followed by One Step Behind, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- The Fifth Woman, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Den femte kvinnan (Ordfronts förlag, Stockholm, 1996), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- The fifth woman (New Press, New York, 2000), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- The Fifth Woman (Harvill Press, 2001), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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