Stieg Larsson

Stieg Larsson

Stieg Larsson was born in Skelleftehamn, Sweden on August 15th, 1954 and passed away at the age of 50 on November 9th, 2004.

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Stieg Larsson Stats: The highest rated book by Stieg Larsson on Book Notification is The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, a Graphic Novel novel. The second-highest rated book is The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2).

The most read book by Stieg Larsson on Book Notification is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the first novel in the Millennium series. The second most read book is The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2).

Below is a complete list of Stieg Larsson books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Stieg Larsson is the Millennium Series.

List of Millennium Books in Publication Order (with David Lagercrantz, with Karin Smirnoff)

List of Millennium: The Graphic Novels in Publication Order (with Denise Mina)

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

List of Stieg Larsson Anthologies in Publication Order

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A Darker Shade of Sweden: Original Stories by Sweden's Greatest Crime Writers
2013
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Stieg Larsson: Biography

Stieg Larsson was born on August 15th, 1954. Stieg passed away November 9th, 2004 at 50 years old. Stieg Larsson was born in Skelleftehamn, Sweden.

Stieg Larsson was the author of the Millennium: The Graphic Novels series which consists of 4 novels. The Millennium: The Graphic Novels series started in 2012 with the novel The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Book 1. The most recently released novel in the Millennium: The Graphic Novels series was The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest which was released in 2015. There are no upcoming novels for the Millennium: The Graphic Novels series.

Stieg Larsson also wrote the Millennium series which has 7 books including The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played with Fire.

Stieg Larsson made the Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! list in Japan three times - all in the same year. In 2010, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ranked #2, The Girl Who Played with Fire was listed at #9, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest tied for #10.

Stieg Larsson was inducted into the Nielsen Bestseller Awards' 21st Century Platinum Hall of Fame.

Stieg Larsson: Awards & Accolades

Stieg Larsson has won many awards including:

  • The Girl Who Played with Fire won the Swedish Crime Writer’s Academy Awards, The Best Swedish Crime Novel Award, in 2006 as well as the Goodreads Awards - Best Mystery and Thriller in 2009.
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo won the Glass Key Award, Best Nordic Crime Novel, in 2006 as well as the Crime Thriller Awards - International Author of the Year in 2008, British Book Awards - Crime and Thriller Book of the Year in 2009, Macavity Award - Best First Mystery in 2009, Anthony Award - Best First Mystery in 2009, Barry Award - Best British Crime Novel in 2009, Barry Award - Best Mystery/Crime Novel of the Decade in 2010.
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest won the Glass Key Award, Best Nordic Crime Novel, in 2008 as well as the Goodreads Awards - Best Mystery and Thriller in 2010.

The following novels by Stieg Larsson were also nominated for these awards:

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Crime Writer's Association Award, International Dagger Award (2008). Anthony Award, Best Mystery Novel (2009). The Dead Good Reader Award, The Dr Lecter Award for Scariest Villain (2015).
  • The Girl Who Played with Fire: Crime Writer's Association Award, International Dagger Award (2009). Anthony Award, Best Mystery Novel (2010). Dilys Award, Best Mystery Novel (2010).
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest: Crime Writer's Association Award, International Dagger Award (2010). British Book Awards, International Author of the Year (2010).

Stieg Larsson: Lists & Other Mentions

  • The Girl Who Played with Fire was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2009.
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2010 and 2011.

Stieg Larsson: TV/Movies Based on Books

The Millenium series was adapted into a six-part miniseries for Swedish television on SVT1. The series was an expansion from the 2009 movies and also starred Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace. The show was well received and won the International Emmy Award for Best TV Movie or Miniseries in 2011.

The Millenium series was first adapted for film by the Swedish production company Yellow Bird. They released film versions of the first three novels in the series in 2009 with Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace playing the lead roles.

Hollywood eventually came calling for an adaptation as well. David Fincher directed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo from a screenplay by Steven Zaillian in 2011. The film starred Daniel Craig as Mikael Blomkvist and Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander.

The movie was well received by critics and earned over $200 million at the box office. Rooney Mara earned a Best Actress at the Academy Awards while the film itself won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing.

The success of that film lead to speculation about a sequel. There were originally plans for Fincher, Zaillian, and Mara to return, but those never ended up happening. Instead, Fede Alvarez directed 2018's The Girl in the Spider's Web with Claire Foy as Lisbeth Salander. The movie received mixed reviews and was a box office disappointment.

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  3. John Grisham, author of the Jake Brigance Series.
  4. Michael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch Series.
  5. Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher Series.

Stieg Larsson: F.A.Q

When was Stieg Larsson Born?

Stieg Larsson was born on August 15th, 1954.

When did Stieg Larsson die?

Stieg Larsson died on November 9th, 2004 at 50 years old.

Where was Stieg Larsson Born?

Stieg Larsson was born in Skelleftehamn, Sweden.

What book awards has Stieg Larsson won?

The Girl Who Played with Fire: Swedish Crime Writer’s Academy Awards The Best Swedish Crime Novel Award (2006), Goodreads Awards Best Mystery and Thriller (2009).
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Glass Key Award Best Nordic Crime Novel (2006), Crime Thriller Awards International Author of the Year (2008), British Book Awards Crime and Thriller Book of the Year (2009), Macavity Award Best First Mystery (2009), Anthony Award Best First Mystery (2009), Barry Award Best British Crime Novel (2009), Barry Award Best Mystery/Crime Novel of the Decade (2010).
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest: Glass Key Award Best Nordic Crime Novel (2008), Goodreads Awards Best Mystery and Thriller (2010).

What was the first book Stieg Larsson wrote?

The first novel written by Stieg Larsson was The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, published in 2005.

What was the most recent book Stieg Larsson wrote?

Their most recently released work was The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest on June 9th, 2015.

How many books has Stieg Larsson written?

Stieg Larsson has written 8 books. 1 book in the Non-Fiction Books, 3 books in the Millennium Series, 4 books in the Millennium: The Graphic Novels Series.

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    Michael K.
    Michael K.
    1 year ago

    I finally read the first novel in Larsson’s Millennium series, and it wasn’t what I expected. The adaptations failed to impress me. I don’t know why, but I thought the characters were dull, and the mystery was unengaging.

    The book (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo) is another story. Is this the best-written novel I’ve ever read? No, it isn’t. But you can’t blame the author. After all, this is a translation.

    Nonetheless, Larsson did a better job of bringing the story to life in my imagination than the movie. The concepts were essentially the same, but the novel gave the story plenty of time to breathe without ruining the pacing, unlike the movie.

    mngirlco
    mngirlco
    3 months ago

    Don’t remember how I found Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but once started couldn’t put it down. Read the next two the same way. Those not directly written by him don’t hold up but don’t let that stop you from enjoying the first three. Truly must read books

    Kmlj
    Kmlj
    3 months ago

    The 1st book took a 100 pages to get into but couldn’t put 2 and 3 down!

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