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If and when Lisbeth Salander recovers, she'll be taken back to Stockholm to stand trial for three murders. With the help of her friend, journalist Mikael Blomkvist, she will not only have to prove her innocence, but also identify and denounce those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. And, on her own, she will plot revenge--against the man who tried to kill her, and the corrupt government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life.Tags
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The tension builds relentlessly as backstories morph into intriguing subplots, threats to the very core of Swedish democracy are uncovered, men in positions of authority continue to abuse their power, and Salander and Blomkvist continue to fight for justice in their different, inimitable styles
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Larsson was a cerebral, high-minded activist and self-proclaimed feminist who happened to have a God-given gift for pulse-racing narrative. It’s this offbeat combination of attributes — imagine if John Grisham had prefaced his writing career not by practicing law in Mississippi but by heading up the Stockholm office of Amnesty International — that has made the series such a sui generis show more smash. show less
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Still—bad writing is hardly a barrier to success in this genre. A good plot can run right over pages and pages of bad writing. And if there is a bad plot, or an incomprehensible one, great writing can always go around it. By these standards, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest is a failure. No one should read this book for its plot or its prose.
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Prior to his sudden death of a heart attack in November 2004, Stieg Larsson finished three detective novels in his Millenium series. Before his career as a writer, Stieg Larsson was mostly known for his struggle against racism and right-wing extremism. In the middle of the 1980s he helped start the anti-violence project "Stop the Racism". This was show more followed by the founding of the Expo foundation in 1995. In 1999 he was appointed the chief editor of Expo, a magazine published by the organization. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
- Original title
- Luftslottet som sprängdes
- Alternate titles*
- Rainha do Castelo do Ar, A
- Original publication date
- 2007 (original Swedish) (original Swedish); 2010 (English: Keeland) (English: Keeland)
- People/Characters
- Lisbeth Salander; Mikael Blomkvist; Erika Berger; Monica Figuerola; Alexander Zalachenko; Annika Giannini (show all 12); Dr. Anders Jonasson; Dr. Peter Teleborian; Richard Ekström; Ronald Niedermann; Jan Bublanski; Dragan Armansky
- Important places
- Stockholm, Sweden; Göteborg, Sweden; Sweden; Gibraltar
- Related movies
- Luftslottet som sprängdes (2009 | IMDb); The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009 | IMDb)
- First words
- It is estimated that some six hundred women served during the American Civil War.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)She opened the door wide and let him into her life again.
- Publisher's editor*
- Norstedt Förlag, Stockholm
- Blurbers
- Tonkin, Boyd; France, Louise; Kakutani, Michiko; Cheuse, Alan; Connelly, Michael
- Original language
- Swedish
- Disambiguation notice
- Sometimes the title is written with the apostrophe (') after the s, e.g. Hornets' instead of Hornet's.
*Some information comes from Common Knowledge in other languages. Click "Edit" for more information.
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- Mystery, Fiction and Literature
- DDC/MDS
- 839.738 — Literature German & related literatures Other Germanic literatures Swedish literature Swedish fiction 2000-
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- PT9876.A6933 L8413 — Language and Literature German, Dutch and Scandinavian literatures Swedish literature Individual authors or works 1961-2000
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