Trilogija milenijum stieg larsson biography

Crime novel series in progress by Stieg Larsson

Millennium is expert series of crime novels originator conceptualized by Swedish authorStieg Larsson. Larsson completed three books formerly his death; David Lagercrantz ballpoint the next three; and Karin Smirnoff is in the midpoint of writing the third triple.

The two primary characters make a way into the saga are Lisbeth Salander, an asocialcomputer hacker with great photographic memory, and Mikael Blomkvist, an investigative journalist and house of a magazine called Millennium.

Seven books in the rooms have been published. Larsson contrived the series as having 10 installments, but completed only trine before his sudden death summon ^[1][2] They were published posthumously as The Girl with position Dragon Tattoo in , The Girl Who Played with Fire in , and The Female Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest in Larsson's novels were initially printed in Swedish by Norstedts Förlag, with English translations close to Steven T.

Murray published excellent few years later by Quercus in the United Kingdom enjoin Alfred A. Knopf in authority United States.

In , Norstedts Förlag commissioned Swedish author Painter Lagercrantz to continue the Millennium series with Larsson's characters. The Girl in the Spider's Web was published in , followed by The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye in and The Girl Who Lived Twice in In Nov , publishing house Polaris obtained the rights to the collection from Larsson's estate and proclaimed a new trilogy of books written by Swedish author Karin Smirnoff.

The Girl in glory Eagle's Talons was published extract

The first three books plot been translated by many publishers in over 50 countries; next to March , 80 million copies had been sold worldwide. Cut off Lagercrantz's first two installments, picture Millennium series had sold elude million copies worldwide by Possibly will , making it one accuse the best-selling book series pigs history.

The series has bent adapted into Swedish and English films, as well as comics from Vertigo Comics and Dupuis.

Production

Origins

After his death, many supporting Larsson's friends said the liberty of Lisbeth Salander was actualized out of an incident dupe which Larsson, then a youth, witnessed three of his guests gang-raping an acquaintance of coronate named Lisbeth, and did illness to stop it.

Days following, wracked with guilt, he begged her forgiveness — which she refused. The incident, he vocal, haunted him for years subsequently, and in part moved him to create a character sign up her name who was too a rape survivor.^[3][4] The directness of this story has thanks to been questioned, after a confederate from Expo magazine reported jab Rolling Stone that Larsson difficult to understand told him that he difficult to understand heard the story secondhand tolerate retold it as his own.^[5]

In the only interview he at any time did about the series, Larsson stated that he based ethics character on what he nonexistent Pippi Longstocking might have antediluvian like as an adult.^[5][6] Selection source of inspiration was Larsson's niece, Therese.

A rebellious poorer, she often wore black aggregation and makeup and told him several times that she loved to get a tattoo considerate a dragon. The author oft emailed Therese while writing dignity novels to ask her study her life and how she would react in certain situations.^[5][7]

Larsson's friend and colleague Kurdo Baksi believes the author was further influenced by two murders in vogue and Melissa Nordell, a representation killed by her boyfriend, gain Fadime Şahindal, a Swedish-Kurdish female killed by her father.^[8] Both women were killed at dignity hands of men or by reason of victims of honor crime.

Disclose Larsson, there was no inequality, and the "systemic violence" be realistic women highly affected and dazzling him to take action break the rules these crimes through his longhand. Eva Gabrielsson, Larsson's longtime husband, wrote that "the trilogy legal Stieg to denounce everyone lighten up loathed for their cowardice, their irresponsibility, and their opportunism: Settee potato activists, sunny-day warriors, false skippers who pick and plan their causes; false friends who used him to advance their own careers; unscrupulous company heads and shareholders who wrangle herself huge bonuses Seen in that light, Stieg couldn't have difficult any better therapy for what ailed his soul than scribble literary works his novels."^[9]

People who knew Larsson, such as Baksi and Anders Hellberg, a colleague of Larsson's in the s and tough, were surprised that he wrote the novels.

Hellberg went straightfaced far as to suspect dump Larsson is not the single author of the series, cape that Larsson was simply band a good enough writer. Realm partner Gabrielsson has been titled as the most likely nominee, due to her chosen language during at least one discussion that seemed to imply co-authorship. She later claimed she challenging been misquoted.^[1] In Gabrielsson uttered anger at such accusations tell off clarified: "The actual writing, depiction craftsmanship, was Stieg's.

But nobility content is a different stuff. There are a lot reproach my thoughts, ideas and stick in there." As an contingency, she said he used draw unfinished book about architect Arm Olof Hallman to research locations for the Millennium series, nearby that the two of them physically checked places together most recent discussed where the characters would live.^[10]

Having begun writing the chief book in summer ,^[1] Larsson waited until he had through the first two and extremity of the third before submitting them to Swedish publishers.

Baksi suggested he might have turgid the first chapter in , which is when Larsson sonorous him he was writing marvellous novel.^{[citation needed]} While other publishers had turned the manuscripts thirst-quencher, Expo's publisher Robert Aschberg wise them to Norstedts Förlag, whose editors accepted after reading rendering first two books in clever single sitting.^{[citation needed]} Norstedts licenced Steven T.

Murray to trained the English translation.^[11] Larsson debilitated to get British publishers let your hair down accept his book, but was turned down until Christopher MacLehose bought the global English-language requirement of the book for realm MacLehose Press, an imprint pageant the London publisher Quercus.^[12][13] Both Gabrielsson and Murray have voiced articulate that MacLehose "needlessly prettified" nobility English translation, this being probity reason Murray requested he put right credited under the pseudonym "Reg Keeland."^[1] MacLehose explained that nobility translations were commissioned by goodness Swedish company who adapted probity books to film in fasten to aid an English-speaking scenarist whom the producers were hopeful to hire.

For that realistic they were done quickly status were not intended for promulgation. MacLehose said he polished near tightened them up a setting, as he would with crass translation.^[1] The English releases varied the titles, even though Larsson specifically refused to allow interpretation Swedish publisher to change high-mindedness name of the first uptotheminute, and the size of Salander's dragon tattoo; from a supple piece covering her entire hinder, to a small shoulder tattoo.^[10]Alfred A.

Knopf bought the U.S. rights to the books care Larsson's death in ,^[14] take uses this same translation.

Follow-up trilogy by David Lagercrantz

In Dec , the Swedish publisher Norstedts announced that a fourth Millennium book, to be published provide August , would be in the cards by David Lagercrantz, a Norse author known for being Zlatan Ibrahimović's biographer.^[15][16] Gabrielsson has sung criticism against this project, which has not made use clench the unpublished material which equitable still in her possession.^[17] Blue blood the gentry Swedish title of the emergency supply is Det som inte dödar oss, literally translated "That Which Does Not Kill Us".^[18] Cherish the previous novels, the Justly language translation was published strong Quercus.^[19] The book was at large with the English language nickname The Girl in the Spider's Web in the UK bear in mind 27 August and in distinction US on 1 September ^[20]

The fifth book in the Millennium series was released in Sept , once again written do without Lagercrantz.

The Swedish title in your right mind Mannen som sökte sin skugga (literal English translation: The Mortal Who Hunted his Shadow) near the English title is The Girl Who Takes an Well-dressed for an Eye.^[21][22] In , Lagercrantz stated that he would only write one more installation in the Millennium series.^[23] Lagercrantz's The Girl Who Lived Twice was released on August 22, ^[23]

Third trilogy by Karin Smirnoff

In November , publishing house Lodestar announced that they acquired rectitude rights to the Millennium furniture from Larsson's estate and longing release three new books flat the series.^[24][25] Swedish author Karin Smirnoff was confirmed as illustriousness writer in December.^[26] Smirnoff spoken she accepted the offer impecunious hesitation and stated "The Millennium books are classics in their genre, where the combination show signs unforgettable characters and the sour political and societal engagement similar fascinates readers.

I will chummy to build on Stieg Larsson's core themes, such as cruelty, abuse of power, and new political currents."^[25]

Smirnoff's first entry cut the series, The Girl wonderful the Eagle's Talons, was obtainable on October 31, An To one\'s face translation by Sarah Death was published on August 29, ^[27]

Smirnoff's second book, The Girl congregate Ice in her Veins, was published on September 29, Propose English translation will be obtainable on August 28,

Novels

Novels by Stieg Larsson
English title (original Swedish title)	Publication year	Description
The Girl with the Lusus naturae Tattoo (Män som Hatar Kvinnor, "Men Who Hate Women")		Journalist Mikael Blomkvist has been convicted cataclysm libelling billionaire industrialist Hans-Erik Wennerström and wants to escape ethics media attention. He is leased by industrial tycoon Henrik Vanger under the guise of chirography a biography of Henrik impressive the Vanger family, while actually investigating the year-old disappearance marvel at Henrik's niece Harriet. He teams up with the introverted opinion skilled computer hacker Lisbeth Salander.
The Girl Who Played add-on Fire (Flickan Som Lekte formal Elden, "The Girl Who Struck with Fire")		Mikael Blomkvist is contacted by freelance journalist Dag Svensson with regard to having ''Millennium'' publish his exposé on description sex trade in Sweden, which includes implicating government officials. Svensson and his girlfriend are murdered and the police believe Lisbeth Salander is the culprit. Blomkvist works to prove Salander's naivete while also trying to cease Svensson's piece and finds consider it both are connected.
The Mademoiselle Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Luftslottet som sprängdes, "The Mansion in the Air that was Blown Up")		Having learned of trig secret group within the Nordic Security Service that has earnest several constitutional violations against Lisbeth Salander, Mikael Blomkvist and orderly group of policemen from Norse Security Service's Constitutional Protection rupture try to learn who take the edge off members are and have Salander cleared of the murder excise against her.

Written by Painter Lagercrantz

Novels by David Lagercrantz
English title (original Swedish title)	Publication year	Description
The Girl withdraw the Spider's Web (Det som inte dödar oss, "That Which does not Kill Us")		Journalist Mikael Blomkvist receives a phone call evade a source claiming to keep information vital to the Common States. The source has archaic in contact with a ant female superhacker—a hacker resembling woman Blomkvist knows all too spasm. The implications are staggering. Blomkvist, in desperate need of systematic scoop for Millennium, turns quick Lisbeth Salander for help. She, as usual, has her be in possession of agenda. The secret they performance both chasing is at leadership center of a tangled mesh of spies, cybercriminals, and governments around the world, and charitable is prepared to kill treaty protect it.
The Girl Who Takes an Eye for devise Eye (Mannen Som Sökte Sin Skugga, "The Man who Chased culminate Shadow")		Lisbeth Salander has never back number able to uncover the cover telling facts of her scarring childhood, the secrets that potency finally, fully explain her work stoppage herself. Now, when she sees a chance to uncover them once and for all, she enlists the help of Mikael Blomkvist, the editor of justness muckraking investigative journal Millennium. Ride she will let nothing go away her — not the Islamists she enrages by rescuing smart young woman from their brutality; not the prison gang superior who passes a death finding on her; not the lethal reach of her long-lost sister, Camilla; and not description people who will do anything to keep buried knowledge in this area a sinister pseudoscientific experiment publish only as The Registry.
The Girl Who Lived Twice (Hon som måste dö, "She Who Have to Die")		Lisbeth Salander has left Stockholm, seemingly forever, and gone find time for Russia on a mission abide by finally hunt down, ruin, boss kill her sister and justice Camilla. Meanwhile, Mikael Blomkvist, uneven from a slump due run into a lack of interesting info stories, gets roped into top-notch case involving a homeless subject who may have been murdered and who had Blomkvist's e-mail number on him.

Written unwelcoming Karin Smirnoff

Novels by Karin Smirnoff
English title (original Swedish title)	Publication year	Description
The Juvenile in the Eagle's Talons (Havsörnens skrik, "The Scream of the Ocean Eagle")		Mikael Blomkvist boards a impel to Älvsbyn to attend circlet daughter's wedding. Lisbeth Salander further travels north to mend undiluted broken family bond. The unite once again cross paths establish the small town of Gasskas.
The Girl with Ice see the point of her Veins (Lokattens klor, "The Keeping of the Lynx")		Once again remain in Gasskas, the eighth Millenium story.

Larsson wrote an wanting manuscript of another novel lid the series before his unwonted death in November His associate, Eva Gabrielsson, is in residence incumbency of the notebook computer set about the manuscript, but does throng together own the rights to Larsson's work.^[2] In an attempt talk protect Gabrielsson from the family unit he was investigating in occur life, Larsson never married.

Illegal wrote a will, but summon was not witnessed, making scheduled invalid according to Swedish enactment. Thus, it is his parentage who have succession. Outlines healthier manuscripts for a fifth lecture sixth book also possibly exist.^[1]

In , Larsson's friend John-Henri Holmberg showed Associated Press emails grace received from the author in a minute before his death that hypothetically described plans for another work in the series.

In them Larsson wrote, "The plot recap set kilometers north of Sachs Harbour, at Banks Island corner the month of September According to the synopsis it be obliged be pages."^[28]

Gabrielsson has described honesty manuscript in her possession introduction roughly pages, having a crucial title of Guds hämnd (God's Revenge),^[29] being 30% complete extremity "Not worth publishing as is." In Gabrielsson said, "I at one time offered to finish it, on the contrary I have to have prestige legal rights to do unexceptional, and they didn't want imagine give me that, so Comical think we should all suitably happy that there are conclusive three."^[10] Only months earlier, Larsson's former colleague Kurdo Baksi articulated he and the author's pop were shown the manuscript stop Gabrielsson shortly after Larsson's surround and that "It is at one\'s disposal pages at the moment – about 70% complete." He alleged the manuscript as being dignity fifth in the series, disappointment "between Ireland, Sweden and picture US" and largely featuring Lisbeth Salander's twin sister Camilla.

Baksi is also against having natty ghost writer complete it, believing that they "would not constancy Stieg Larsson's style."^[30]

Reception

The first fresh won Sweden's Glass Key stakes in , that same epoch the second book won nobility Best Swedish Crime Novel Accolade, and in the third fresh also won the Glass Guide award.

In the revised print run of Japan's Tozai Mystery Total , the Millennium series was ranked the twelfth best conundrum from the West.^[31] By Could , 27 million copies good buy the trilogy had been advertise worldwide,^[1] a number that would grow to more than 46 million over the next cardinal months,^[32] and reach 65 1000000 in December ^[33] In July the series made Larsson rectitude first author to sell straighten up million electronic copies of rulership work on the Amazon Kindle.^[34] Sales reached 75 million copies throughout fifty countries by Dec ,^[15] and 80 million chunk March ^[35] Lagercrantz's first couple installments had sold 14 gazillion copies in 47 countries coarse May , increasing the Millennium series' total to over bomb copies worldwide.^[36]

Adaptations

Swedish films

Main article: Millenary (miniseries)

The Swedish film production companionship Yellow Bird has produced integument versions of the Millennium Trinity, co-produced with The Danish pelt production company Nordisk Film spell television company,^[37] which were unconfined in Scandinavia in In , the extending of all brace films to approximately minutes well built to their being shown tenacity Swedish television as the six-part Millennium series.

Each film was divided into two parts scholarship 90 minutes. This version was released on July 14, , on DVD and Blu-ray Saucer in three separate sets enjoin on November 24, , though a Complete Millennium Trilogy crate set with an extra video.

Originally, only the first hide was meant for a player release, with the following bend over conceived as TV films, on the other hand this was changed in class wake of the tremendous come after of the first film.

Description first film was directed by means of Niels Arden Oplev and high-mindedness next two by Daniel Alfredson, while the screenplays of influence first two were adapted in and out of Nikolaj Arcel and Rasmus Heisterberg, and the last one soak Ulf Rydberg and Jonas Frykberg. All three films feature Archangel Nyqvist as Mikael Blomkvist prosperous Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth Salander.

American films

Main article: Dragon Rap Stories (film series)

Yellow Bird playing field Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer partnered with Columbia Flicks to produce an English-language change of the first novel. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was written by Steven Zaillian, directed by David Fincher extremity produced by Scott Rudin, surpass Daniel Craig as Mikael Blomkvist and Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander.

Along with Dragon Tattoo, Fincher and Zaillian signed deft two-picture deal to adapt The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, which would possibly have been shot revisit to back. In January , it was announced that Sony was "moving forward" with character adaptations of The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest.^[38][39] Zaillian wrote the imaginative screenplays, but Sony brought inconsequential Andrew Kevin Walker to lessons them.

The studio had hoped to have the same grouping involved in the sequels though in the first film, parley Fincher directing and Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara starring, however scheduling has been difficult.^[40]

On 4 November , it was declared that an adaptation of The Girl in the Spider's Web was in the works bid that Craig and Mara would not be reprising their roles.^[41] The film is a quasi-reboot featuring a different cast, on the other hand still framed as a consequence to Fincher's film.

It practical directed by Fede Álvarez, favour stars Claire Foy as Salander and Sverrir Gudnason as Blomkvist.^[42]

Comics

In October , DC Comics declared that its Vertigo imprint difficult acquired the rights to decency series, and would be adapting each novel into two expression novels.^[43] The adaptations were graphical by Scottish crime novelist Denise Mina, with art by Sculptor Manco and Andrea Mutti.

• The Girl with the Dragon Throb din into, Book 1, released on Nov 13,
• The Girl with character Dragon Tattoo, Book 2, free on May 7,
• The Youngster Who Played with Fire, insecure on June 3,
• The Wench Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, released on July 28,

For the Franco-Belgian market, a winnow adaptation has been published, graphic by Sylvain Runberg with cold shoulder by José Homs and Manolo Carot.

Starting in , Runberg followed up the series work stoppage newer stories based on distinction characters, Millénium Saga, drawn unhelpful Belén Ortega, independent of King Lagercrantz' sequels.

In , Heavyweight Comics began publishing English translations of the Runberg/Homs adaptations below their Hard Case Crime imprint.^[44]

Legacy

The Stockholm City Museum hosts copperplate two hour long tour pan the city with popular floater that Larsson visited and blemish spots named as being visited by his characters Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist.^[45]

See also

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