John Ajvide Lindqvist
| John Ajvide Lindqvist | |
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Lindqvist in August 2008
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| Born |
2 December 1968 Blackeberg, Sweden |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Period | 2004–present |
| Genre | Horror |
John Ajvide Lindqvist (Swedish pronunciation: [jɔn ˈajˌvidɛ ˈlɪŋˌkvɪst]; born 2 December 1968 in Blackeberg, Sweden) is a Swedish writer, mostly of horror novels and short stories.
Ajvide Lindqvist grew up in the suburb of Blackeberg. As a teenager, Ajvide Lindqvist used to perform street magic for the tourists walking on Västerlånggatan in . Before becoming a published writer, Ajvide Lindqvist worked for 12 years as a magician and stand-up comedian.
His debut novel Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in), a romantic, social realistic vampire horror story published in 2004, enjoyed great success in Sweden and abroad. Handling the Undead (Hanteringen av odöda) was published in 2005 and involved the rising of the dead as zombies, referred to as the "re-living" by Swedish authorities, in the Stockholm area.
In 2006, he released his third book Pappersväggar ("Paper walls"), a collection of short stories. In 2007, 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. His works are published by Ordfront and have been translated into many languages, including English, Bulgarian, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Norwegian, Danish, French, Polish, Czech, Dutch and Russian.
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