Karl Stig-Erland "Stieg" Larsson ( /stiːɡ ˈlɑrsən/; Swedish pronunciation: [ˈkaɭ ˈsti:ɡ ˈæɭand ˈlaʂɔn]; 15 August 1954 – 9 November 2004) was a Swedish journalist and writer, born in Skelleftehamn outside Skellefteå. He is best known for writing the "Millennium series" of crime novels, which were published posthumously. Larsson lived and worked much of his life in Stockholm, in the field of journalism and as an independent researcher of right-wing extremism.
He was the second best-selling author in the world for 2008, behind Khaled Hosseini. By March 2010, his "Millennium series" had sold 27 million copies in more than 40 countries, its last part, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest being the most sold book in the United States in 2010 according to Publishers Weekly.[1][2][3]
