Stieg Larsson

Stieg Larsson

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 8 books including The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played with Fire.

Stieg Larsson: Awards & Accolades

Many of Stieg Larsson's books have won awards, including:

• 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, Barry Award - Best British Crime Novel in 2009, Anthony Award - Best First Mystery in 2009, CrimeFest - Sounds of Crime Award in 2009, Macavity Award - Best First Mystery in 2009, British Book Awards - Crime and Thriller Book of the Year in 2009, Barry Award - Best Mystery/Crime Novel of the Decade in 2010.
• 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, CrimeFest - Sounds of Crime Award 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 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). Dilys Award, Best Mystery Novel (2010). Anthony 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).
• The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest: CrimeFest, Sounds of Crime Award (2010).

Stieg Larsson: Lists & Other Mentions

• The Girl Who Played with Fire has made several lists including:
  1. New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2009.
  2. Wall Street Journal: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2009.
  3. Barnes & Noble: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2009.
  4. The Sunday Times: The Top 100 Bestsellers Selection in 2024.
  5. NPR: Top 100 Killer Thrillers Selection in 2010.
• The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest has made several lists including:
  1. New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2010 and 2011.
  2. Wall Street Journal: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2010.
  3. Barnes & Noble: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2010 and 2012.
  4. Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 2010.
  5. NPR: Top 100 Killer Thrillers Selection in 2010.
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has made several lists including:
  1. Barnes & Noble: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2008.
  2. AbeBooks: 100 (Fiction) Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2018.
  3. NPR: 100 Best Beach Books Selection in 2009.
  4. The Guardian: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century Section in 2019.
  5. Dead Good Books: 100 Best Crime Books Of All Time Selection in 2020.
  6. Amazon UK: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2014.
  7. Marie Claire Magazine: Best Books To Read Before You Die Selection in 2017.
  8. TES Magazine: Teacher's Favourite Books List Selection in 2013.
  9. The Sunday Times: The 100 Best Crime Novels and Thrillers since 1945 Selection in 2019.
  10. Time Magazine: The 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time Selection in 2023.
  11. Telerama: The 100 Best Thrillers Selection in 2024.
  12. Waterstones: The Books You've Always Meant to Read Selection in 2020.
  13. The Sunday Times: The Top 100 Bestsellers Selection in 2024.
  14. NPR: Top 100 Killer Thrillers Selection in 2010.

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest was the #1 entry on the Publishers Weekly bestselling novels list in 2010.

The entire Millenium series was included in the Marie Claire Best Books To Read Before You Die Selection list and on Audible's The Top 100 Book Series of All Time list in 2024.

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.

Related Authors

Fans of Stieg Larsson also enjoy these authors:

1. Ragnar Jónasson, author of the Dark Iceland Series.
2. Andrew Gross, author of the Ty Hauck Series.
3. T. Jefferson Parker, author of the Charlie Hood Series.
4. Sara Blaedel, author of the Louise Rick Series.
5. Hakan Nesser, author of the Inspector Van Veeteren Series.
6. Andrew Klavan, author of the Cameron Winter Mystery Series.
7. Jeffery Deaver, author of the Lincoln Rhyme Series.
8. Jonathan Kellerman, author of the Alex Delaware Series.
9. Jo Nesbø, author of the Harry Hole Series .
10. Jane Harper, author of the Aaron Falk Series.

Stieg Larsson: F.A.Q