John Ajvide Lindqvist

John Ajvide Lindqvist Erik ( born December 2, 1968 in Stockholm Blackeberg ) is a Swedish writer.

Life

Lindqvist grew up in Blackeberg, a suburb of Stockholm, on. He started as a street performer and made ​​his career as a magician and stand-up comedian. For the Swedish television, he worked as a screenwriter before he began writing horror fiction. A large audience, he was known by the film adaptation of his first novel, Let the Right. His books have been published in 29 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia and the United States.

Works

  • LAT rätte the comma in. 2004 ( Let the Right. Ger of Paul Berf, Bastion Luebbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2007, ISBN 978-3-404-15755-6 )
  • Hanteringen av odöda. 2005 ( So rest in peace. Ger of Paul Berf, Bastion Luebbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2008, ISBN 978-3-404-15913-0 )
  • Pappersväggar. 2006 ( in secret. Ten stories of Paul Berf German, Lubbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2010, ISBN 978-3-404-16452-3 )
  • Tindalos. 2007 (first published as a serial story in the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter )
  • Människohamn. 2008 ( Menschenhafen. German by Paul Berf, Luebbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2009, ISBN 978-3-7857-6006-2 )
  • Lilla stjärna. 2011 ( Wolfskinder. German by Thorsten Alms, Luebbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2011, ISBN 978-3-7857-6056-7 )
  • LAT de gamla drömmarna dö. 2012

Audiobooks

  • Let the Right. read by Sascha Rotermund, Luebbe audio, Bergisch Gladbach 2007, ISBN 978-3-7857-3277-9.
  • So rest in peace. read by Sascha Rotermund, Luebbe audio, Bergisch Gladbach 2008, ISBN 978-3-7857-3679-1.
  • People harbor. read by Sascha Rotermund, Luebbe audio, Bergisch Gladbach 2009, ISBN 978-3-7857-3828-3.

Film

The book Let the Right One In 2008 in Sweden, with the film of the same title (Original Title: LAT rätte the comma in, international English title: Let the Right One In) filmed what Lindqvist also wrote the screenplay.

An American remake (directed by Matt Reeves ) was published in 2010 under the title Let Me In.

Awards

  • 2008 Selma Lagerlöf - prize for John Ajvide Lindqvist
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