Stieg Larsson
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born
August 15, 1954
died
November 09, 2004
gender
male
place of birth
Skelleftehamn , Sweden
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Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers
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Stieg Larsson (born August 15, 1954 in Skelleftehamn, Sweden as Karl Stig-Erland Larsson) was a Swedish journalist and writer who passed away in 2004.
As a journalist and editor of the magazine Expo, Larsson was active in documenting and exposing Swedish extreme right and racist organisations. When he died at the age of 50, Larsson left three unpublished thrillers and unfinished manuscripts for more. The first three books (Män som hatar kvinnor/The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Flickan Som Lekte Med Elden/The Girl Who Played With Fire, and Luftslottet som sprängdes/The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest) have since been printed as the Millenium series. These books are all bestsellers in Sweden and in several other countries, inc...more
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson, Reg Keeland avg rating 3.93 — 12,057 ratings — published 2005 53 editions |
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium, #2) by Stieg Larsson avg rating 4.24 — 3,347 ratings — published 2006 43 editions |
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Luftslottet som sprängdes (Millenium, #3) by Stieg Larsson avg rating 4.20 — 308 ratings — published 2007 35 editions |
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Millenium: La Trilogie (Coffret T1 a T3) by Stieg Larsson avg rating 4.30 — 63 ratings — published 2005 4 editions |
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Handbok för demokrater by Stieg Larsson, Daniel Poohl avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2004 |
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"What she had realised was that love was that moment when your heart was about to burst."
— Stieg Larsson (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
— Stieg Larsson (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
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