Our next novel, chosen by Susan, is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
In my Internet travels I found two reading guides. Check them out here and here.
Published in Sweden in 2005 the original title was Men Who Hate Women. When translated it was given the title The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Which title better suits this action packed mystery thriller? Given the strong underlying themes of feminism and misogyny maybe the title should have been kept the same?
Researching Larsson proved difficult. From Random House this short biography is given: “Stieg Larsson, who lived in Sweden, was the editor in chief of the magazine Expo and a leading expert on antidemocratic right-wing extremist and Nazi organizations. He died in 2004, shortly after delivering the manuscripts for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.” He had a long time companion, Eva Gabrielsson, for 32 years, however, they never married. Given his untimely death in 2004 as a result of a heart attack, a legal mess between Gabrielsson and Larsson’s family now ensues. An interesting clip from ABC Nightline News sheds more light on Eva and the rumored fourth book! Larsson’s own life was full of intrigue and the saga still continues even after his passing.
If you are so inclined to know more about Larsson….Barry Forshaw, author of The Man Who Left Too Soon discusses in these YouTube clips Larsson’s biography and the Millennium Trilogy: Clip 1, Clip 2, and Clip 3. Forshaw is the first to publish one of now many biographies on Larsson’s life.
Then there is the movie! From the LA Times: “The late Stieg Larsson’s worldwide bestseller “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” is now so popular that it’s going to be made into a Hollywood movie — even though a hit foreign-language film already exists. The Swedish version stars Michael Nyqvist as an investigative journalist looking into a decades-old missing-person case with the help of a brooding, punky computer whiz (played by Noomi Rapace). It’s a grim, foreboding piece of work, but faithful to the novel and effectively gripping. The DVD and Blu-ray include interviews with Rapace and director Niels Arden Oplev.” Shall we plan a movie night? In fact, most of the books we have read have movies or are in the stages of being produced! Can you say…”Pass the Popcorn!”.
Oh, one last thing. What to do with all those corks from the many bottles we consume? A go green idea….
I look forward to discussing this mystery thriller with you all next month.
Until then, happy reading!
Jennifer
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