The Guardian: The boy who kicked the hornets’ nest: Stieg Larsson’s double life as an anti-far right activist
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Stieg Larsson
Karl Stig-Erland "Stieg" Larsson was a Swedish writer, journalist, and far-left activist. He is best known for writing the first trilogy in the Millennium series of crime novels, which was published posthumously, starting in 2005, after he died of a sudden heart attack. The trilogy was adapted as three motion pictures in Sweden, and one in the United States. Larsson had conceived of ten books in t…
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culture · Swedish writer, journalist, and activist (1954–2004) · journalist · writer · editor · screenwriter · also Stieg Larsson, Larsson
Born 15 August 1954 · Died 9 November 2004 · Q186317
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2019· 2 entries
The Guardian: Stieg Larsson and the unsolved murder case of Olof Palme
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The Guardian: Stieg Larsson's investigation of Swedish PM's assassination revealed in new book
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2018· 1 entry
A study by Jan Stocklassa of Larsson's research into Olof Palme's assassination was released in Swedish, and in English the following year, translated by Tara F
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2015· 1 entry
Was Chinese author Yang Jisheng for his notable work Tombstone which describes the consequences of The Three Years of Great Chinese Famine
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2013· 1 entry
Swedish publisher Norstedts contracted David Lagercrantz, a Swedish author and journalist, to continue the Millennium series
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2012· 2 entries
Awarded honorary citizen of Umeå (2012).
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French comics artist Frédéric Rébéna drew a graphic biography of Larsson scripted by Guillaume Lebeau and entitled Stieg Larsson, avant Millenium, which was published by Denoël Graphic
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2011· 1 entry
Published in English the same year as "There Are Things I Want You to Know" About Stieg Larsson and Me
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2009· 3 entries
Awarded Macavity Awards for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009).
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Awarded Anthony Award for Best First Novel for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009).
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Awarded Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009).
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2008· 1 entry
Awarded Glass Key award (2008).
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2007· 1 entry
Awarded Author of the Year (2007).
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2006· 2 entries
Awarded Best Swedish Crime Novel Award (2006).
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And was published in the United Kingdom in January 2009
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2005· 1 entry
– Glass Key award, Män som hatar kvinnor
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2004· 2 entries
Died 2004-11-09.
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Only three had been completed, and although accepted for publication, none had yet been printed
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1991· 2 entries
From complications of breast cancer and an aneurysm
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His research resulted in his first book, Extremhögern (The Extreme Right)
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1974· 1 entry
Larsson was drafted into the Swedish Army under the conscription law
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1971· 1 entry
Became active in the Scandinavian SF Society, of which he was a board member in 1978 and 1979, and chairman in 1980
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1954· 1 entry
Born 1954-08-15.
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