who wrote the girl with the dragon tattoo

The novel “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” was written by Swedish author Stieg Larsson.

Basic facts

• The book’s original Swedish title is “Män som hatar kvinnor” (“Men Who Hate Women”).

• It was first published in Sweden in 2005, after Larsson’s death in 2004, so it appeared posthumously.

• The novel is the first part of Larsson’s crime-thriller Millennium series, which follows journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander.

About Stieg Larsson

• Stieg Larsson (full name Karl Stig-Erland Larsson) was a Swedish writer and journalist known for his work on far‑right extremism before turning to fiction.

• His Millennium manuscripts, including The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo , were delivered shortly before his sudden death in 2004.

TL;DR: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was written by Stieg Larsson , a Swedish crime novelist whose Millennium trilogy became a global bestseller after his death.

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