John ajvide lindqvist biography of abraham franklin

He is the husband of author Mia Ajvide and the father of author Fritiof Ajvide. Lindqvist was born and raised in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg.

Regarded as ‘the Swedish Stephen King’, Lindqvist’s first novel, Let the Right One In, considered the best modern vampire novel, also generated two hugely successful films, the Swedish of .

In , his story "Tindalos" was published as a serial in the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter and as a free audiobook available through the newspaper's website, read by the author himself. However, heavy interest in an American version led to the request to sell the rights to an American company. Lindqvist refused and the film went unmade.

Lindqvist is a Morrissey fan. The influence of Morrissey's music became pronounced in the actual plot of Harbour , where two of the main characters are devoted Morrissey fans who live out much of their lives by speaking in quotes from Morrissey's songs. In Harbour the sea has a prominent role as a menacing presence and could be considered the villain of the novel.

Furthermore, Let the Right One In features a pivotal near-drowning scene in a gym swimming pool. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history.

John Ajvide Lindqvist is a Swedish writer of horror novels and short stories.

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