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Let the right one in has been made into critically acclaimed films in both sweden and the us. The swedish film adaptation, let the right one in, directed by tomas alfredsson, has won top honors at film festivals all over the globe, including best narrative feature at the tribeca film festival. John ajvide lindqvist is one of the reputed authors from sweden, who is popular for writing horror and mystery books as well as short stories. Lindqvist manages to make something relatively benign water into a terrifying thing that doesnt need hands, a body, or even a mind to kill. Het zeewezen john ajvide lindqvist ebook online bibliotheek. Chilling, unnerving, and petrifying, little star is the most disturbing book to date by scandinavian superstar john ajvide lindqvist. Set in 1983, let me in is the horrific tale of oskar and eli. Handling the undead takes this approach with another saturated genre, this time zombies. Explore books by john ajvide lindqvist with our selection at.
He pumped fresh blood into the vampire story with let the right one in, he gave new life to the zombie in handling the undead. He was born on december 2, 1968, in blackeberg, sweden. Hij is gefascineerd door moordzaken en verzamelt hierover allerlei krante. The book was adapted for film in sweden in 2008 and in the united states as let me in in 2010. Not many readers noticed when, three years ago, an english translation was published of john ajvide lindqvist s first novel, let the right one in, from the original swedish of 2004.
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