Japanese variant. See David Lagercrantz. スウェーデンのジャーナリスト、作家。1962年生まれ。ストックホルム在住。大学で哲学と宗教を学んだ後、ジャーナリスト養成学校に通う。1993年までタブロイド紙『エクスプレッセン』の記者として活躍した後、作家に転身し、1997年にスウェーデンの登山家の伝記 Goran Kropp でデビューした。本書を刊行するまでにノンフィクション5作と小説4作を発表している。イギリスの数学者アラン・チューリングをモデルにした小説Syndafall i Wilmslow (2009年)が話題になり、世界15カ国の出版社がその版権を取得した。2011年には国際的なサッカー選手への百時間に及ぶインタビューをもとに描いた『I AM ZLATAN ズラタン・イブラヒモビッチ自伝』を発表、同書はベストセラーとなった。

Stieg Larsson (born as Karl Stig-Erland Larsson) was a Swedish journalist and writer who passed away in 2004. As a journalist and editor of the magazine Expo , Larsson was active in documenting and exposing Swedish extreme right and racist organisations. When he died at the age of 50, Larsson left three unpublished thrillers and unfinished manuscripts for more. The first three books ( The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo , The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest ) have since been printed as the Millenium series. These books are all bestsellers in Sweden and in several other countries, including the United States and Canada. Witnessed a rape when he was 15, and was helpless to stop it. This event haunted him for the rest of his life. The girl being raped was named Lisbeth, which he later used as the name of the heroine on his Millenium trilogy. Sexual violence against women is also a recurring theme in his work. Personal quote: To exact revenge for yourself or your friends is not only a right, it's an absolute duty.