John Ajvide Lindqvist
John Erik Ajvide Lindqvist (born December 2, 1968 in Stockholm - Blackeberg ) is a Swedish writer .
Life
Lindqvist grew up in Blackeberg, a suburb of Stockholm. He started out as a street artist and made a career as a magician and stand-up comedian . He worked as a screenwriter for Swedish television before starting to write horror fiction . He became known to a large audience through the film adaptation of his first novel So dark the night . His books have been published in 29 countries including Australia, Brazil, China, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, France, Poland, Russia and the USA. He is married to the writer Mia Ajvide .
Works
- Låt the advice comma in . 2004 ( So dark the night . German by Paul Berf, Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2007, ISBN 978-3-404-15755-6 )
- Hanteringen av odöda . 2005 ( So rest in peace . German by Paul Berf, Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2008, ISBN 978-3-404-15913-0 )
- Pappersväggar . 2006 ( In the Hidden . Ten stories German by Paul Berf, Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2010, ISBN 978-3-404-16452-3 )
- Tindalos . 2007 (serialized in the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter )
- Männniskohamn . 2008 ( Menschenhafen . German by Paul Berf, Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2009, ISBN 978-3-7857-6006-2 )
- Lilla stjärna . 2010 ( Wolfskinder . German by Thorsten Alms, Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2011, ISBN 978-3-7857-6056-7 )
- Låt de gamla drömmarna dö . 2011 ( The dark echo of love . So far only available as a bonus story in the ebook version of So sinster die Nacht and as an audio book.)
- Sky beach . 2014 ( Himmelstrand . German by Thorsten Alms, Lübbe, Cologne 2016, ISBN 978-3-4041-7316-7 )
- Rörelsen . 2015 ( The Movement . German by Thorsten Alms, Lübbe, Cologne 2018, ISBN 978-3-404-17711-0 )
Audio books
- Let the Right . read by Sascha Rotermund, Lübbe audio, Bergisch Gladbach 2007, ISBN 978-3-7857-3277-9 .
- So rest in peace . read by Sascha Rotermund, Lübbe audio, Bergisch Gladbach 2008, ISBN 978-3-7857-3679-1 .
- Human harbor . read by Sascha Rotermund, Lübbe audio, Bergisch Gladbach 2009, ISBN 978-3-7857-3828-3 .
Movie
The book So dark the night was filmed in Sweden in 2008 under the film title of the same name (original title: Låt den rätte komma in , international English title: Let the Right One In ), for which Lindqvist also wrote the screenplay. An American remake (directed by Matt Reeves ) was released in 2010 under the title Let Me In . In 2018, a short story by Lindqvist was filmed under the title Border .
Awards
- 2008 Selma Lagerlöf Prize for John Ajvide Lindqvist
Web links
- Literature by and about John Ajvide Lindqvist in the catalog of the German National Library
- John Ajvide Lindqvist in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Homepage of John Ajvide Lindqvist (Swedish, English)
- Verlagsgruppe Lübbe (search term: Lindqvist)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lindqvist, John Ajvide |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lindqvist, John Erik Ajvide (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd December 1968 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm - Blackeberg |