Stieg Larsson Biography

Stieg Larsson, Author
Born asKarl Stig-Erland Larsson
Occup.Author
FromSweden
BornAugust 15, 1954
Skellefteå, Västerbotten, Sweden
DiedNovember 9, 2004
Stockholm, Sweden
Aged50 years
Stieg Larsson, born Karl Stig-Erland Larsson on August 15, 1954, in Skellefteå, Sweden, was a renowned author, journalist, and editor known for his successful Centuries series. Although he tragically passed away at the young age of 50 on November 9, 2004, his work remains to influence the globe of crime fiction and also journalism.

Larsson spent the very early years of his life living with his grandparents in the Swedish countryside, while his dad worked in Stockholm. He was considerably affected by his grandpa, that instilled in him values such as freedom and freedom of expression. At the age of nine, Larsson moved to Umeå, where he eventually began engaging with sci-fi as well as national politics. He finished his military service in 1974 as well as started to examine graphic layout at a printing school.

In 1977, at the age of 23, Larsson started his journalism profession as an aide editor for the Swedish science fiction magazine Fjärde Internationalen. He additionally worked as a freelance journalist and a visuals designer for various publications. Throughout the 1980s as well as 1990s, he developed a reputation as a prominent investigative reporter, focusing on reactionary extremism as well as bigotry in Swedish culture.

As the beginning editor of Expo publication in 1995, Larsson committed his journalistic efforts to revealing extremist teams and also supporting for a comprehensive and also autonomous Sweden. Exposition publication was inspired by British publication Searchlight, and also Larsson's work typically attracted parallels with that said of British journalist Gerry Gable.

In his personal life, Larsson maintained a lasting relationship with Eva Gabrielsson, whom he satisfied in 1972. The couple never ever married, and this would later create legal battles over Larsson's estate following his fatality.

In 2001, Larsson began working with his Millennium collection, a crime fiction trilogy that focused on the characters Mikael Blomkvist, a journalist, and also Lisbeth Salander, a defiant computer cyberpunk. The books: "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", "The Girl Who Played with Fire" as well as "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest" were released posthumously in 2005, 2006, and also 2007, specifically. These dark as well as gripping novels became worldwide bestsellers, and their intricate personalities and styles reverberated with visitors across the globe.

Stieg Larsson's premature death on November 9, 2004, from a cardiac arrest was a tremendous shock to those who understood him. His work has actually given that been adjusted into many films, both in Swedish and also American manufacturings, making certain that his effective narration continues to influence audiences today.

After his fatality, a fourth novel in the Millennium series ("The Girl in the Spider's Web") was authored by David Lagercrantz, based on Larsson's personalities and also cosmos, and also was published in 2015. Lagercrantz went on to create two more novels in the series. Although met blended reactions, they have enhanced the cultural value of Stieg Larsson's initial work and also his enduring heritage as a master of criminal offense fiction as well as advocate for social justice.

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6 Famous quotes by Stieg Larsson

Small: I know what kind of things I myself have been irritated by in detective stories. They are often about o
"I know what kind of things I myself have been irritated by in detective stories. They are often about one or two persons, but they don't describe anything in the society outside"
Small: Crime stories are, as you know, one of the most popular forms of entertainment that exist. If you then
"Crime stories are, as you know, one of the most popular forms of entertainment that exist. If you then try to have something to say... that I have, of course"
Small: In ordinary detective novels you never see the consequences of what happens in a story in the next book
"In ordinary detective novels you never see the consequences of what happens in a story in the next book. That you do in mine"
Small: I started to write in 2001. I wrote the books for the fun of it. It was an old idea I had had since the
"I started to write in 2001. I wrote the books for the fun of it. It was an old idea I had had since the nineties"
Small: Writing detective stories is about writing light literature, for entertainment. It isnt primarily a que
"Writing detective stories is about writing light literature, for entertainment. It isn't primarily a question of writing propaganda or classical literature"
Small: I have been threatened occasionally. But that happens to everybody who is writing this kind of things.
"I have been threatened occasionally. But that happens to everybody who is writing this kind of things. Threats will come without fail. It might happen to the most 'innocent' texts. If it gets too much we call the police"