What does not kill you makes you stronger
What does not kill you makes you stronger, whose original Swedish title is Det som inte dödar oss, is the fourth book in the series Millennium. The original trilogy was written by Stieg Larsson; however, after the author's death in 2004, David Lagercrantz was chosen by Larsson's brother and father to continue the saga. This fact was criticized by the widow of the deceased, who found the matter "a completely idiotic choice."
The novel was published in its original language in 2015. It was subsequently translated into more than 38 languages. The Destino publishing house is responsible for the distribution and edition, counting on the work of Martin Lexell and Juan José Ortega Román to carry out the translation of the material into Spanish. To date, the play has received mixed reviews.
Synopsis of the first three books in the series Millennium
Män som hatar kvinnor — The men who did not love women (2005)
Mikael Blomkvist serves as the editor-in-chief of the business magazine Millennium, dedicated to spreading information that not everyone wants to be made public. One day, Blomkvist found guilty of defaming a major businessman, for which he must pay with three months in jail or a large fine. It is then that Henrik Vanger appears, a tycoon who offers him a deal that could save him from going to prison.
The editor will have to write a biography about Vanger's family, while investigating the mysterious disappearance of the millionaire's niece. In exchange for his help, Henrik offers Mikael insightful information about Hans-Erik Wennerström, the businessman who sued him. While he immerses himself in these investigations, he meets Lisbeth Salander, an intelligent hacker that will help you in your investigations.
Flickan som lekte med elden — The girl who dreamed of a match and a can of gasoline (2006)
Two years after the Vanger case, Mikael Blomkvist, now a prestigious investigative journalist, is working with Dag Svensson on a book about the trafficking of women in Sweden. The idyllic and interesting day to day changes when Svensson and his partner, Nils Bjurman, are reported murdered. All investigations point to the culprit being Lisbeth Salander, who has not had contact with Blomkvist for a long time.
Incredulous, Mikael decides to take the investigation into his own hands, certain of the innocence of his once friend.
Luftslottet som sprängdes — The queen in the palace of drafts (2009)
Lisbeth Salander is in a hospital, on the brink of death. However, his fighting spirit wants revenge on the government entities that have destroyed his life, as well as his own father.
Salander she is implicated in three murders, and they are looking for her to kill her. Meanwhile, she is assisted by Mikael Blomkvist, not only to prove her innocence, but also to take down those who are after her.
Here a stripping of masks takes place: a discovery of secrecy after the events of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Soviet Union. In addition, an intelligence group works together with the protagonists to discover the corrupt characters that appear in the book.
Synopsis of What does not kill you makes you stronger
On this occasion, the unusual team made up of the hacker Lisbeth Salander and the investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist work to discover who threatens the life of Frans Balder. The latter is a computer engineer who used to work in the accredited Silicon Valley, but returned to his home in Sweden to take better care of August, his little autistic son.
Frans Balder —talented technologist— develop an artificial intelligence project, the that produces that some organizations are lurking, and want to get rid of it. In turn, Balder's child presents a condition typical of the autism spectrum called Savant Syndrome, which allows him to make exquisite drawings under a mathematical configuration and precision.
criticism of What does not kill you makes you stronger
Although some readers and critics have reached a consensus regarding the fourth novel of Millennium, stating that it is a decent sequel to The queen in the palace of drafts, the newspaper Uppsala Nya Tidning claimed that the novel was nothing more than a vision traditional infantilized of the brilliant, complex and humane characters de Stieg Larsson.
At the same time, other critics have claimed that “It is sometimes too repetitive, and it abuses subplots by introducing too many characters, some perhaps unnecessary.”. Even so, the level of acceptance by the reading public was so high that, later, two more titles belonging to the series were released. Milennium: The man who chased his shadow (2017) and The girl who lived twice (2019)
Film adaptation
In 2015, the film company Columbia Pictures announced that it would release a film directed by Fede Alvarez, scripted by Steven Knight, Fede Alvarez, and starring Claire Foy, Sverrir Gudnason, Sylvia Hoeks. The film was presented at the Rome Film Festival in 2018.
About the author, David Lagercrantz
David lagercrantz
David Lagercrantz was born in 1962, in Solna, Sweden. He is a Swedish biographer and journalist, who is known, above all, for having been chosen as the successor to Stieg Larsson to continue his successful saga of black novels. Millennium. Lagercrantz grew up in the world of letters, as his father, Olof Lagercrantz, is a teacher and literary critic. The author trained in philosophy and religion at the University of Gothenburg.
Upon graduation, he launched a career as a crime reporter for the regional newspaper Sundsvalls Tidning. Similarly, he supervised criminal cases that occurred from 1980 to 1990. David Lagercrantz actively participates in the movement for Läsrörelsen readers, from where it encourages the consumption of youth literature. On the other hand, the book that brought Lagercrantz closer to national recognition was I am Zlatan Ibrahimovic (2011)
Other books by David Lagercrantz
- Goran Kropp 8000 plus (1997);
- Anglarna i Amsele (1998);
- Ett svenskt genie (2000);
- stjärnfall (2001);
- Give gräset aldrig växer mer (2002);
- Underbarnets Gåta (2003);
- Himmel over Everest (2005);
- Syndafall i Wilmslow (2009)