He is especially well known for his series of books about a detective named Kurt Wallander.

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Who, for instance, would want a detective story without a single dialogue in it?

比如，谁会喜欢一部没有对话的,侦探小说呢？

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And this is the detective's face standing there, a mixture of fear and anger?

这是侦探的面部表情，混杂着恐惧和愤怒？

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