书目

Stieg Larsson: The Man Behind the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

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).

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