In an exclusive interview with ABC News for its 'Nightline' programme, Eva Gabrielsson talked today (NZT) about her longtime partner Stieg Larsson and her fight with the Larsson family (his father and brother who inherited his estate) over his legacy.
"You can view them as this family he wasn't particularly close to, didn't have much in common with, taking his money," James Savage, editor of The Local, an English-language publication based in Sweden, is quoted as saying by ABC reporter Gloria Riveria in an ABC News online article publicising the Nightline segment. "On the other hand you've got these people who say they were close to Stieg, doing what they think is right. Like [with] any infected family feud, taking sides is a very dangerous thing to do."
Importantly for Millennium Trilogy fans, in the interview Eva Gabrielsson also talks a little about rumours of a fourth unpublished Stieg Larsson book, and that she may have co-written the novels, or could write the fourth. So, are you a 'Girl' fan? Do you enjoy Larsson's (Gabrielsson's?) crime thrillers? Would you be interested in a fourth in the series? What do you think of the family feud? Thoughts and comments welcome.
Yes. Yes. No. Ugh.
ReplyDeleteI just wish they'd all shut the heck up frankly. But from this reader's perspective the series is done, I won't be reading any more no matter who writes them or claims to have co-authored the others.
I agree, but I imagine there is a fair bit of divergence out there. It's a shame to have the conflict over the estate, but I guess any time there is big money involved...
ReplyDeleteCraig - It'll be very interesting indeed if a 4th Girl Who... novel was published. I must admit, if a 4th unpublished novel - actually written by Larsson - were found and published I'd be interested. A 4th written by someone else, even Gabrielsson? Honestly, not so much.
ReplyDeleteI thought the first one was pretty poor. Torture porn disguised as a feminist detective story with a pathetic central mystery, long boring sections on wicked capitalists (who of course are all secret Nazis) extremely sloppy prose, and a frankly embarrassing wish fulfillment subtext as every female character in the book (even the lesbian one) falls for the author's avatar: a hip crusading left wing journo.
ReplyDeleteI stopped reading the second one after the spunky feminist hacker icon got, er, breast implants.
I've met his Father and Brother and found them great company -
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Despite trying to get Eva's side of the story, I was stonewalled, so I'd treat this tale with the caution is deserves
I was not taken by book one, but two and three were far better.
ReplyDeleteBig money means that tthe Larsson phenomenon will go on and on. Swedish film releases, Hollywood remakes ugh, possible fourth book on the laptop, rehashed books about the Larsson/Gabrielsson relationship etc etc.
All this obscures the fact that Stieg Larsson did have something important to say about violence against women, the activities of extremist right wing groups, and the state not acting in the best interests of individuals.
I usually agree with Adrian on most things, but if it a choice between reading about yet another middle aged divorced/separated/ widowed male alcoholic detective exhibiting sociopathic tendencies, and a spunky lesbian feminist with breast implants; I'll take the spunky lesbian. ;o)
It must be my age.
Interesting comments. Good to get a range of opinions. Thanks for the insight Ali - I alway enjoy your articles and interviews.
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ReplyDeleteWe'll agree to disagree then. My feeling is that he wants to have his cake and eat it too. railing against violence against women but at the same time giving us pages and pages of it in explicit detail. He's like one of those creepy lecturers in college who wears corduroy jackets and reades Germaine Greer and says he's a feminist but at the same time he's trying to bang all the fresher girls.
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ReplyDeleteI think the father and son should be smart and think that if they already have the rights over the first 3 books, it will only benefit them to have a fourth written because, the new generations that learn about the last book (if written) will want to read the first 3, and that money will go to them. BUT if Eva is not allowed to write the last one, NO ONE will benefit with more profits. She would have 1 and them 3. Why been so greedy and leave us all with a sense of INCOMPLETE????
ReplyDeletethis family dynamics is the inspiration for the Vanger family ??
ReplyDeleteHow sad. How typical. It's all just "story," isn't it?
ReplyDeleteI think Eva would indeed be the ideal person to complete Stieg's fourth book. Stieg's father and brother are way too greedy. It was Eva who suffered the loss of her life partner.
ReplyDeleteI've just finished the second book - loved it.
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