The girl with the dragon tattoo (original title in swedish: män som hatar kvinnor; in english: men who hate women) is a psychological thriller novel by swedish author and journalist stieg larsson (1954–2004), which was published posthumously in 2005 to become an international bestseller. it is the first book of the millennium series. The girl with the dragon tattoo is an intriguing book title. it's also an intriguing description of the female protagonist in this story. she is a 24 year old computer hacker with a photographic memory, a screwed up personal life, and a big chip on her shoulder.. The girl with the dragon tattoo was the first of the millennium series penned by late swedish writer stieg larsson. he initially planned for a 10-book series, but died after completing only three.
I have read all three of stieg larsson's books and seen the swedish movies. the swedish version of the girl with the dragon tattoo(män som hatar kvinnor) was very good but i feel it is somewhat overrated.. The girl with the dragon tattoo (millennium series book 1) and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle . learn more. Chi edition of man som hatar kvinnor [the girl with the dragon tattoo]. #1 on nytimes books 9/08. first of a trilogy by late swedish journalist steig larsson. a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in sweden disappeared and her uncle is determined to find out what happened..
