Book Review

The Eye of the Leopard (2008)

EW's GRADE
B

Details Release Date: Apr 15, 2008; Writer: Henning Mankell; Genres: Fiction, Mystery and Thriller; Publisher: New Press

In Henning Mankell's The Eye of the Leopard, Hans Olofson's life is told in alternating chapters — from his unhappy Swedish childhood to his years at a Zambian mission station — against the backdrop of a gruesome African revolution.

Movie Pitch
Viggo Mortensen's sultry broodiness makes him a shoo-in to play Hans.

Lowdown
There's not much mystery here, just heart-stopping tension as Olofson's story unspools — and as murderous bands of rebels clad in leopard skins roam the Zambian countryside. B

Originally posted Apr 11, 2008 Published in issue #987 Apr 18, 2008 Order article reprints

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