Stig Håkan Larsson (born 1955) is a Swedish writer of novels, dramas, poetry, political essays and short stories, film writer, director and actor.

Biography

Larsson was born on 20 July 1955, in

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, Västerbottens län. He grew up in

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and currently lives in

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. In the late 1970s, his namesake and friend,

Stieg Larsson Karl Stig-Erland "Stieg" Larsson (, ; 15 August 1954 – 9 November 2004) was a Swedish writer, journalist, and far-left activist. He is best known for writing the ''Millennium'' trilogy of crime novels, which were published posthumously, sta ...

, né Stig, the well-known author of the Millennium series, changed slightly the spelling of his first name to avoid confusion with Stig, by then a well-known writer. Larsson was the founder and a member of the ''

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'' editorial staff. His debut novel and first success was in 1979 with ''Autisterna'' (Swedish: ''The autists''). Since then, Stig Larsson has established himself as one of Sweden's best-known and influential authors. "His instinct for psychological and emotional violence has been compared to that of

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and

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film and theatre director and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential film directors of all time, his films have been described as "profoun ...

." He has published over 20 books including novels, short stories, and poetry collections. He has also written and directed internationally successful stage plays such as ''Vd'' and ''Systrar, bröder''. In 1989, he wrote and directed his feature film debut ''Ängel'', followed by '' The Rabbit Man'' in 1990. He has directed TV movies such as ''Under isen'' (1991) and ''Nigger'' (1991), and written screenplays for films such as Kristian Petris's acclaimed ''Sommaren'' (1995).

Bibliography

Prose

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Autisterna ''Autisterna'' (Swedish for autists) is a 1979 novel by Swedish writer Stig Larsson. References 1979 Swedish novels Swedish-language novels {{1970s-novel-stub ...

'', 1979 *''Nyår'', 1984 *''Introduktion'', 1986 *''Komedin I'', 1989 *''Om en död'', 1992 (short stories) *'' När det känns att det håller på ta slut'', 2012

Poetry

*''Minuterna före blicken'', 1981 *''Den andra resan'', 1982 *''Samtidigt, på olika platser'', 1985 *''Deras ordning'', 1987 *''Händ!'', 1988 *''Ändras'', 1990 *''Ett kommande arbete'', 1991 *''Uttal'', 1992 *''En andra resa'', 1993 (collection) *''Likar'', 1993 *''Ordningen'', 1994 (collection) *''Matar'', 1995 *''Natta de mina'', 1997 *''Wokas lax?'', 1998 *''Helhjärtad tanke'', 1999 *''Avklädda på ett fält'', 2000

Drama

*''VD'', 1987 *''Pjäser'', 1991 *''Realism: två pjäser och ett filmmanus'', 2011

Journalism and essays

*''Artiklar 1975–2004'', 2006 *''Folk på ön'' – With photographs by Ulla , 2017

Filmography

Writer

:1988 ''VD'' (TV movie) (play / screenplay) :1989 ''Ängel'' (writer) :1989 '' Miraklet i Valby'' (writer) :1990 '' The Rabbit Man'' (''Kaninmannen'') :1995 ''Svinet'' (TV film) :1995 ''Sommaren'' :1997 ''Grötbögen'' (TV film) :2000 ''Jesus lever'' (TV film) :2009 '' Metropía'' (screenplay)

Director

:1988 ''VD'' (TV play) :1989 ''Ängel'' :1990 ''Nigger'' (TV film) :1990 ''The Rabbit Man'' (''Kaninmannen'') :1991 ''Under isen'' (TV film) :2007 ''August'' (TV film)

Actor

:1984 ''

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'' (''Forbrydelsens element'') (Coroner's Assistant) :1989 ''Ängel'' (Stig) :2006 ''Sök'' (Bo)

References

1955 births Living people People from Skellefteå Swedish Roman Catholics Writers from Västerbotten County 20th-century Swedish male writers Swedish film directors Best Screenplay Guldbagge Award winners Dobloug Prize winners Swedish magazine founders 21st-century Swedish male writers {{Sweden-writer-stub