Stieg Larsson (1954–2004)
Author of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
About the Author
Prior to his sudden death of a heart attack in November 2004, Stieg Larsson finished three detective novels in his Millenium series. Before his career as a writer, Stieg Larsson was mostly known for his struggle against racism and right-wing extremism. In the middle of the 1980s he helped start the show more anti-violence project "Stop the Racism". This was followed by the founding of the Expo foundation in 1995. In 1999 he was appointed the chief editor of Expo, a magazine published by the organization. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Stieg Larsson foto by Jan Colsiöö/scanpix
Series
Works by Stieg Larsson
Millennium series 6 Books Complete Collection Box Set by Stieg Larsson & David Lagercrantz (Books 1 - 6) (2020) 4 copies
[unidentified works] 4 copies
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Millennium Trilogy 2) by Stieg Larsson (4-Jun-2015) Paperback 3 copies
Los hombres que no amaban a las mujeres (Millennium 1): Una novela de Lisbeth Salander (Bestseller) (2023) 2 copies
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- Legal name
- Larsson, Karl Stig-Erland
- Other names
- Στιγκ Λάρσον
- Birthdate
- 1954-08-15
- Date of death
- 2004-11-09
- Burial location
- Högalid Church Cemetery, Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Birthplace
- Skelleftehamn, Sweden
- Place of death
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Cause of death
- heart attack
- Places of residence
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Occupations
- graphic designer
journalist
editor
crime novelist - Relationships
- Gabrielsson, Eva (partner)
- Organizations
- Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå
Expo
Skandinavisk Förening för Science Fiction
Swedish Army - Awards and honors
- General Council of the Judiciary, Spain (Contribution to the Fight against Domestic Violence ∙ 2009)
- Agent
- Ben Ringel
- Short biography
- Stieg Larsson (15 August 1954 - 9 November 2004) was a Swedish journalist and writer, active in left wing politics. He was born in Skelleftehamn outside Skellefteå, Sweden as Karl Stig-Erland Larsson. He is notable for his authorship of the Millennium series of crime novels which are being successfully published posthumously. Larsson was initially a political activist for the Kommunistiska Arbetareförbundet (Communist Workers League), a photographer, and one of Sweden's leading science fiction fans. In politics he was the editor of the Swedish Trotskyist journal Fjärde internationalen. He also wrote regularly for the weekly Internationalen. As a science fiction fan, he was co-editor or editor of several fanzines, including Sfären, Fijagh! and others; in 1978-1979 he was President of the largest Swedish science fiction fan club, Skandinavisk Förening för Science Fiction (SFSF). Larsson worked as a graphic designer at the largest Swedish news agency, Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå (TT) between 1977 and 1999. Larsson died in Stockholm at the age of 50 of a massive heart attack.
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Reviews
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium Series) by Stieg Larsson
I read the third book in the series and liked it, which led me to the first book. If I had read this first, I might not have continued. Don't get me wrong. It is still a good read but I find the plot development rather abrupt. Nothing happened for a few months and suddenly Blomkvist found a few clues, one of which by intuition even. Then he was suddenly shot at, and the book's villain decided to show himself. The sexual attraction between Blomkvist and Salander is also quite sudden. It seems more of a plot device to showcase Salander's personality than anything else.… (more)
I originally read a digital copy and lazed through the first several pages. However, when I sat down to start reading again I was captivated by the story and drawn in by the writing style. The ending was incredibly well thought out and satisfying.
In this fast-paced, explosive book, the second in the trilogy, we finally get to know Lisbeth Salander. The book's first part has The Girl touring Europe and the Caribbean—relaxing, spending her newfound fortune, and trying to forget the only man she’s ever loved, Mikael Blomkvist, hotshot journalist and part owner of Millennium magazine. It’s not until she returns home to Sweden that things turn ugly. While Salander was gone, Mikael and his team at the office had been working with a writer on a tell-all book about an illegal sex trafficking ring that would expose well-known men in the police department and government as “johns.” However, before the book can be published, three people connected to it are savagely murdered. On her return, Salander unknowingly sets herself up to be the object of the most extensive manhunt in Sweden. She easily evades detectives but is forced to get involved when her friend, Miriam Wu, is severely beaten. Using her considerable skills, she tries to get to the bottom of the murders until she realizes her past is at the core, and things quickly spiral into a fight for survival. The Girl Who Played with Fire had big shoes to fill after the first novel—The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo—made such a big splash. I would say this second book grabs you differently. It may not be as electrifying as the first, but it fulfilled my need to understand this complicated, mysterious, iconic character, Lisbeth Salander.… (more)
This was the third time I have tried to read this book. I don’t normally force myself to finish books, as life is too short for bad books, but this one had so many rave reviews I did force myself to finish. I was underwhelmed by the story. The first several chapters seemed to consist of everything I really never wanted to know about the Swedish banking system. Then we get several pages of Blomqvist getting up, eating breakfast, going for a run, etc. Finally halfway through the book some action takes place! They are solving a decades old mystery disappearance that is supposedly a murder, but which it’s pretty obvious that the murdered woman is still alive. At least it was to me. Some more action, then back to the Swedish banking system. I truly like the character of Lisbeth, but she really wasn’t in the book that much and no background on her at all. Very disappointed in this book
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- Works
- 39
- Also by
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- Popularity
- #90
- Rating
- 4.1
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- ISBNs
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