THE EXPO FILES is a collection of twenty-five articles from
Stieg Larsson's successful journalism career. Many people
only know Stieg Larsson as the author of The Millennium
Trilogy: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who
Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest.
The articles in THE EXPO FILES show just how passionate
Stieg Larsson was about democracy, equality, and justice,
which are major themes in The Millennium Trilogy.
At just 244 pages, THE EXPO FILES is still a collection that
you will need to read slowly. It is at times antagonistic,
humorous, brutally sharp, insightful, and most definitely
challenging. While some of the articles were written over
thirty years ago, they are still relevant today, and they
will make you stop and think critically about how society
and culture can shape ideology and actions.
THE EXPO FILES is not light reading, but a collection of
articles to linger over and make you take a hard look at
your own belief system. Whether you agree or disagree with
Stieg Larsson's position, you will at least think critically
about your worldview, and that is something all people
should do. To be better people, we need to examine our
actions as individuals and as a society. We have to think
about what we are doing and why we are doing it.
What I like best about THE EXPO FILES is the hope and
defense of democracy. At the heart of all democratic nations
is the belief in equality. When we can see all humans as
equal, democracy can truly thrive. THE EXPO FILES provides a
strong light in which to view democracy, exposing the flaws
within the system as well as what makes democracy one to the
truly greatest concepts of all time. If you are a fan of
The Millennium Trilogy and want to see the motivation
for author Stieg Larsson, then THE EXPO FILES will challenge
your thinking in the best possible ways.
Now almost exclusively known as the author of the
bestselling Millennium Trilogy, Stieg Larsson was first and
foremost a professional journalist and an untiring crusader
for democracy and equality. These articles explore the human
rights issues closest to his heart, issues that formed the
ideological foundation of his explosive trio of novels.
As a reporter for and editor-in-chief of the journal Expo,
Larsson researched the extreme right both in Sweden and
internationally. Collected here for the first time are his
most penetrating essays and articles on such topics as the
spread of racist and anti-democratic extremism in Europe;
violence against women and its effect on women’s rights;
homophobia; and honor killings. Also included is his
wonderfully compelling account, written for Vagabond
magazine, of his travels aboard the Trans-Siberian Express,
which he rode from Moscow to Beijing.
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