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Stieg Larsson (1954-2004) was a Swedish writer and journalist.
Prior to his sudden death of a heart attack in November 2004 he finished three detective novels in his trilogy
"The Millenium-series" which were published posthumously; "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo",
"The Girl Who Played With Fire" and "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest". Altogether, his trilogy has sold
more than 20 million copies in 41 countries (spring of 2010), and he was the second bestselling author in the
world in 2008.
Before his career as a writer, Stieg Larsson was mostly known for his struggle against racism and right-wing
extremism. Starting in the late 1970's, he combined his work as a graphic designer with holding lectures on
right-wing extremism for Scotland Yard. During the following years he became an expert on the subject and
held many lectures as well as writing many novels on the subject. In 1995, when 8 people were killed by
neo-Nazis in Sweden, he was the main force behind the founding of the Expo-foundation, a group intended
on exposing neo-Nazi activity in Sweden. From 1999 onwards he was appointed chief editor of the magazine Expo.