Bibliograph

The Man Who Left Too Soon, the Life and Works of Stieg Larsson

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Label

The Man Who Left Too Soon, the Life and Works of Stieg Larsson

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Man Who Left Too Soon

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

749264175

Sub title

the Life and Works of Stieg Larsson

Summary

His best-selling books are violent, terrifying, brilliantly written and have sold millions of copies around the world, but Stieg Larsson was not there to witness any of their international success. That his fame is entirely posthumous demonstrates the dizzying speed with which his star has risen. However, when one looks a little deeper at the man behind these phenomenal novels, it becomes clear that Larsson's life would have been remembered as extraordinary even if his Millennium Trilogy had never been published. Larsson was a workacholic: a keen political activist, photographer, graphic desing

Table Of Contents

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1. Taken Too Soon; 2. The Relatives; 3. Death and Disputes; 4. Publishing Larsson; 5. What I Want to Say; 6. Stieg Larsson Today: Developments 67 and Discoveries; 7. The Books: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; 8. The Books: The Girl Who Played with Fire; 9. The Books: The Girl Who Kicked the 201 Hornets' Nest; 10. The Films; 11. The Millennium Tour: In Larsson's Footsteps; Appendix A -- Stieg's Rivals: Scandinavian Crime Fiction; Appendix B -- Writers on Stieg Larsson; Acknowledgements

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