内容简介
TheGirlwiththeDragonTattoo.TheGirlWhoPlayedwithFire.TheGirlWhoKickedtheHornet’sNest.In2005,LisbethSalanderexplodedasaculturalicon,captivatingfansaroundtheworld,firstinthebestsellingsuspensenovelsandlaterinthefilmadaptations.Butwhatofhercreator?StiegLarsson—themanbehindtheMillenniumTrilogyphenomenon—diedtragicallyofaheartattackontheeveofthefirstbook’spublication,leavingabrilliantlegacysoonshroudedinmysteryandcontroversy.Now,fellowjournalistandactivistKurdoBaksi—whoworkedcloselywithLarssonforadecadeandappearsashimselfinLarsson’sfiction—presentsaheart-piercingtributetoaclosefriendthatisalsoaclearheadedanalysisofacomplexman.ThismemoirisacandidattempttoanswermanyquestionsaboutLarsson,including:hisupbringing;thedeaththreatsfromneo-NazigroupsthatplaguedbothLarsson’sandBaksi’sdailylives;Larsson’sinsomniaandprodigiouscapacityforwork...andhisstubborndogmatismwhenhefelthewasright,anuncompromisingsidethatcould—andoftendid—leadhimintotrouble.BaksishedslightonsomeofthedarkmemoriesthatfueledLarsson’swriting,offerspowerfulinsightintohisinfluences,anddescribeshowelementsofthisbrilliantbutsecretivemanarereflectedinhisiconiccharacters.Alreadycontroversial,Baksi’sstoryisgatheringpraiseandcriticismfromLarsson’sfamily,fromfans,andfromreviewersworldwide.Thiseloquentbuttroublingwindowintohislifemayraiseasmanyquestionsasitanswers,butitisamust-readforanyfanoftheMillenniumTrilogy.
作者简介
KurdoBaksiwasbornin1965innorthernKurdistanandmovedtoSwedenin1980.HefirstpublishedthemagazineRashUSpi(“BlackandWhite”)in1987,whichdealswithracialissuesacrossEurope.Heistheauthoroftenbooksonhumanrights,racism,emigrationandexile,andin2000hewasawardedtheOlafPalmePeacePrize.LaurieThompsonisthedistinguishedtranslatorofthenovelsofHenningMankell,HakanNesser,andAkeEdwardson.HewaseditorofSwedishBookReview(1983–2002).