The author

Watch the video and listen to Sonny Mehta, Chairman and Editor-in-chief of Knopf, talking about Steig larsson and the extraordinary success of the Millenium Trilogy.

As you listen decide whether the following sentences are true or false.

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The three books of the trilogy were a number one in the Scandinavian best-seller list.
1. True
2. False
The last European country to publish the trilogy was Italy.
1. True
2. False
Stieg Larsson owned a magazine called EXPO.
1. True
2. False
Larsson wrote crime novels as a hobby.
1. True
2. False
Lisbeth Salander reminded Stieg Larsson of Pipi Lamstrung.
1. True
2. False
Larsson, the same as John Grisham, includes in his novels a bit of social analysis.
1. True
2. False
As well as a writer, Larsson was also a book reviewer.
1. True
2. False
Larsson was quite original and no influence of other writers can be found in his trilogy.
1. True
2. False

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