Template:Did you know nominations/Chronicler of the Winds


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The result was: promoted by 4meter4 (talk) 16:05, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

Chronicler of the Winds

 * ... that Henning Mankell (pictured), known for Inspector Wallander, made a 10-year-old street boy in a port city in Africa the main character in his novel Chronicler of the Winds?


 * Reviewed: The Punishment of Lust
 * Comment: a work by an author who just died, - can we honour him with an image?

5x expanded by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self-nominated at 11:14, 7 October 2015 (UTC).


 * Symbol possible vote.svg Find another hook. The use of plot content in DYK hooks is generally discouraged. "10-year-old street boy in a port city in Africa" is part of the plot summary of the book, and therefore does not satisfy the inline citation requirement. Otherwise, the expansion is sufficient (494 characters to 4200 characters), the article is neutral and uses inline citations, and the copyvios confidence is acceptable at 36.7%. QPQ is done, and the image is usable. sst✈discuss 08:11, 3 November 2015 (UTC)


 * I tried the other way round: inserted the line in sourced "background", in stronger contrast to the inspector Mankell is known for. Other suggestions welcome, but Africa has to be in it, "My heart beats for Africa". I would like to include the African storytelling, but didn't manage in 120 chars. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:09, 3 November 2015 (UTC)


 * ALT1 ... that Henning Mankell (pictured) drew inspiration for Chronicler of the Winds from the African tradition of storytelling he learned as director of the Teatro Avenida in Mozambique?
 * 168 characters. — Maile (talk) 15:47, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Nice approach, but it's not in the article nor sourced that he learned it "as director", - he may have learned it in the streets. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:48, 13 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Since this has stalled I am going to suggest this:
 * Alt 2 ... that director Henning Mankell (pictured) prefers the African storytelling style used in his novel Chronicler of the Winds to European storytelling because of its ability to "jump between realities"?4meter4 (talk) 15:01, 25 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Like that but changed film to novel. Miss street boy a bit. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:27, 25 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that catch. Can you approve it Gerda?4meter4 (talk) 15:39, 25 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Funny question ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:40, 25 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Lol. For some reason I thought you were reviewing earlier. Just noticed this is your nom. I need to take a nap.4meter4 (talk) 15:49, 25 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg 5x expansion verified. New enough, long enough, adequately referenced, neutrally written, no close paraphrasing seen. ALT2 hook ref verified and cited inline. I changed "Western" to "European" per the article. Image is freely licensed. The QPQ that was given, however, was not a complete review. Can you list a different one? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 15:18, 29 November 2015 (UTC)
 * The qpq would have been a complete review if the editor had ever replied to my question. I don't think that it is my fault. I have no time for a review today. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:32, 29 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg I understand. Please let me donate one of mine. ALT2 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 15:38, 29 November 2015 (UTC)