CHARLIE ROSE: During his lifetime, Stieg Larsson built a reputation
in his native Sweden as a crusading journalist dedicated to denouncing the
activities of extremist groups. He was also a novelist. Not long before
his death of a heart attack in 2004 at the age of 50, he had turned in
three crime novel manuscripts to his publisher.
Those books, known as the "Millennium Trilogy," have since become a
global publishing phenomenon, selling more than 40 million copies
worldwide. "The Washington Post" says the trilogy ranks among those novels
that expand the horizons of popular picture.
The third and final book of this series, "The Girl who Kicked the
Hornets’ Nest," will be published in the United States on May 25. Joining
me to talk about this extraordinary phenomenon of Stieg Larsson, his life
and his work, Eva Gedin, Larsson’s editor and publisher at Norstedts in
Sweden, and Sonny Mehta, editor in chief of Larsson’s U.S. publisher Knopf
and chairman of the Knopf-Doubleday publishing group.
I am pleased to have them here to talk about this remarkable kind of
publishing event. Have you seen anything like this before?
SONNY MEHTA: Well, I’ve seen it with "Harry Potter," Stephanie Meyer,
maybe. I haven’t participated in this to the best of my recollection.
It’s an amazing feeling for us.
CHARLIE ROSE: Take us to the heart of this. What is going on?
Read the full transcript of the interview here. Watch the full Charlie Rose episode here. See also: The Girl Who Played with Fire. Stieg Larsson (Millennium Trilogy)
, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium Trilogy)
, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Millennium Trilogy, 3)
, Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy Deluxe Boxed Set: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Plus On Stieg Larsson
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