Novel Research

Stieg Larsson was born in Vasterbotton in northern Sweden in 1954. His parents were to poor when he was born to keep him so his grandparents had to do it. His grandpa was imprisoned in the work camp in Storsien for his anti-Nazi opinions in the second world war. When he was only nine years old his grandpa had died and he moved in with his parents and little brother. He always traveled but never had enough money to afford his ticket home. He was forced to work as a dish washer as well as selling his clothes. He later died from a heart attack in November of 2004. He finished three detective novels in his trilogy. www.stieglarsson.com/life-and-work