![]() But Widén's voice was not good enough and the dream came to naught-a crushing disappointment in Wallander's life (as in Widén's). At one time, Wallander had dreamed of making opera his life, leaving the police force and becoming the impresario of his friend, Sten Widén, a tenor who aspired to sing opera. Wallander is a great fan of opera while in his car he regularly listens to recordings of famous opera singers such as Maria Callas, and when he can find the time goes to opera performances, sometimes crossing over to Copenhagen, Denmark for this purpose. He also has issues with his father, an artist who has painted the same landscape 7,000 times for a living the elder Wallander strongly disapproved of his son's decision to join the police force and frequently derides him for it. Wallander was once married, but his wife Mona left him and he has since had a difficult relationship with his rebellious only child, Linda, who barely survived a suicide attempt when she was fifteen. ![]() As a young police officer, he was nearly killed when a drunk whom he was questioning stabbed him with a butcher's knife (this is mentioned in the account of his first case). After completing national service, he joined the police. ![]() ![]() Wallander is said to live on Mariagatan in Ystad. ![]()
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