John Ajvide Lindqvist

John Ajvide Lindqvist is the author of Let the Right One In and Handling the Undead. Let The Right One In, his debut novel, was an instant bestseller in Sweden and was named Best Novel in Translation 2005 in Norway. The Swedish film adaptation, directed by Tomas Alfredsson, has won top honors at film festivals all over the globe, including Best Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival. An American remake, Let Me In, written and directed by Cloverfield director Matt Reeves, was released in October 2010 to rave reviews. Lindqvist grew up in Blackeberg, a suburb of Stockholm and the setting for Let the Right One In. Wanting to become something awful and fantastic, he first became a conjurer, and then was a stand-up comedian for twelve years. He has also written for Swedish television. He lives in Sweden.

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John Ajvide Lindqvist
Thomas Dunne Books

John Ajvide Lindqvist has taken the horror world by storm. His first novel, Let the Right One In, has been made into critically acclaimed films in both Sweden...


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Handling the Undead
Handling the Undead

John Ajvide Lindqvist
St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books

"John Ajvide Lindqvist is a master philosopher of the horror genre." --Washington Post Book World Zombies and human clash in this horror novel by the author...


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Itsy Bitsy
Itsy Bitsy

John Ajvide Lindqvist and Ebba Segerberg
Thomas Dunne Books

Destined to become a modern classic, the short story Itsy Bitsy is guaranteed to make you think twice before you take a picture of someone in a bikini. In...


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Let Me In (Movie Tie-in)
Let Me In (Movie Tie-in)

John Ajvide Lindqvist
St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books

Set in 1983, Let Me In is the horrific tale of Oskar and Eli. It begins with the grizzly discovery of the body of a teenage boy, emptied of blood....


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Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In

John Ajvide Lindqvist
St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books

Let the Right One In Takes Top Honors at Tribeca Film Festival! It is autumn 1981 when the inconceivable comes to Blackeberg, a suburb in Sweden. The body...


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