Five years after his death, Stieg Larsson is best known as the author of the Millennium Trilogy, but during his career as a journalist he was a crucial protagonist in the battle against racism and for democracy in Sweden, and one of the founders of the anti-fascist magazine Expo. In this candid and rounded memoir, Baksi answers the questions a multitude of Larsson’s fans are asking: about his upbringing; the recurring death threats; his insomnia and his vices; his feminism – so evident in his books – and his dogmatism. What was he like as a colleague? And who provided the inspiration for his now-immortal characters? Who was Lisbeth Salander?
