John Ajvide Lindqvist





John Ajvide Lindqvist

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January 01, 1968 in Blackeberg, Sweden

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John Ajvide Lindqvist (Johan Ajvide Lindqvist) is a Swedish author who grew up in Blackeberg, the setting for Let the Right One In. Wanting to become something awful and fantastic, he first became a conjurer, and then was a stand-up comedian for twelve years. He has also written for Swedish television.

Let the Right One In was a bestseller in Sweden and was named Best Novel in Translation 2005 in Norway. Having written what is clearly a classic in the making, Lindqvist has burst upon the scene an instant star. Let the Right One In is his first novel.

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Retrieved 10:50, December 29, 2008, from http://us.macmillan.com/lettherightonein


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Average rating: 3.90 · 16,305 ratings · 2,889 reviews · 13 distinct works
Let the Right One In
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 13,271 ratings — published 2004 — 52 editions
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Handling the Undead
3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 1,834 ratings — published 2005 — 26 editions
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Harbor
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 695 ratings — published 2008 — 22 editions
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Lilla stjärna
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 223 ratings — published 2010 — 12 editions
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Pappersväggar
3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions
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Itsy Bitsy
2.63 of 5 stars 2.63 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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Låt de gamla drömmarna dö
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2011
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Tjärven
3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2011
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3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2009
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Evig kärlek
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“Are you OLD?"
"No. I'm only twelve. But I've been that for a long time.”
John Ajvide Lindqvist, Let the Right One In

“Real love is to offer your life at the feet of another”
John Ajvide Lindqvist

“For a few seconds Oskar saw through Eli's eyes. And what he saw was...himself. Only much better, more handsome, stronger than what he thought of himself. Seen with love." (Let the Right One In)”
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