The stranger-than-fiction life story of the author of "The Girl with the
Dragon Tattoo " His three novels are violent, terrifying, brilliantly
written, and have sold millions of copies around the world, but Stieg
Larrson was not able to witness their international success. Since he
died in 2004 the author of the Millennium trilogy has received
international fame with dizzying speed. But when one looks a little
deeper at the man behind these phenomenal novels, it is clear that his
life would be remembered as truly extraordinary even had his trilogy
never been published. Larrson was a workaholic: a political activist,
photographer, graphic designer, a respected journalist, and the editor
of numerous science fiction magazines. At night, to relax, he wrote
crime novels. By the time of his death at the age of 50 he had completed
"The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Next," the third book featuring the
hypnotic Lisbeth Salander. His relentless personality and political
convictions did not make life easy. He famously took on some dangerous
neo-Nazi opponents, making for much speculation that his enemies, who
often told him that his days were numbered, may have a hand in his
premature demise. This difficult man, brilliant and multifaceted, is the
subject of a penetrating biography and a celebration of his remarkable
life and books.
