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About Stieg Larsson

Stieg Larsson was a 20th-century Swedish writer, journalist, and activist. Karl Stig-Erland "Stieg" Larsson was a Swedish writer, journalist, and far-left activist. He is best known for writing the first trilogy in the Millennium series of crime novels, which was published posthumously, starting in 2005, after he died of a sudden heart attack. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Anger — Managing emotion, frustration, and the fires within
  • Courage — Facing fear, adversity, and uncertainty with bravery

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