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Stieg Larsson

Writing

Born August 15, 1954 · Skelleftehamn, Sweden

Died November 9, 2004

Biography

Karl Stig-Erland "Stieg" Larsson (August 15, 1954 – November 9, 2004) was a Swedish journalist and writer. He is best known for writing the Millennium trilogy of crime novels, which were published posthumously and adapted as motion pictures. Description above from the Wikipedia Stieg Larsson licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • honorary citizen of Umeå · 2012
  • Anthony AwardBest First Novel · 2009
  • Barry AwardBest British Crime Novel · 2009
  • Macavity Awards · 2009
  • Glass Key award · 2008
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  • Author of the Year · 2007
  • Best Swedish Crime Novel Award · 2006
  • Swedish Crime Writers' Academy
  • CWA International Dagger · 2010 · nominated

Filmography7 titles