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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

2005 novel by Stieg Larsson
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

Summary

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (716 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest authored Stieg Larsson[3].
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest received the Glass Key award[4].
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest was published by Norstedts Förlag[6].
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest's genre is thriller[7].
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest's genre is crime fiction[8].
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest's genre is mystery fiction[9].
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest followed The Girl Who Played with Fire[10].
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest was followed by The Girl in the Spider's Web[11].
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest's part of the series is recorded as Millennium[12].
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest's language of work or name is recorded as Swedish[13].
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest's country of origin is recorded as Sweden[14].
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest was published on 2005[15].
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest's characters is recorded as Lisbeth Salander[16].
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest's characters is recorded as Mikael Blomkvist[17].
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest's has edition or translation is recorded as Q120394859[18].
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest's has edition or translation is recorded as Q120395515[19].
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest's has edition or translation is recorded as Q120395541[20].
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest's nominated for is recorded as CWA International Dagger[21].
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest's title is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Luftslottet som sprängdes'}[22].
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest's derivative work is recorded as The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest[23].
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[24].
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest's form of creative work is recorded as novel[25].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ee5d52f0-cbe6-4c88-a7f2-bcc32ad02cde[27]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest authored Stieg Larsson[3]. It was published by Norstedts Förlag[6].

Publication

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest was published on 2005[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Swedish[13]. Genres include thriller[7], crime fiction[8], and mystery fiction[9]. Its part of the series is recorded as Millennium[12].

Subject and Themes

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest's part of the series is recorded as Millennium[12].

Reception

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest received the Glass Key award[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest followed The Girl Who Played with Fire[10]. It was followed by The Girl in the Spider's Web[11].

Why It Matters

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (716 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest receive?

Honors received include Glass Key award[4].

Related Entities

literary work Stieg Larsson Sweden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . ign.com. ign.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → Q120394859, Q120395515, Q120395541
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P747]]: [[Q139914977]]"
  2. 14w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → Swedish
    Publisher → Norstedts Förlag
    Genre → —
    Country of origin → Sweden
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:دی گرل ہو کِکڈ دی ہارنیٹس نیسٹ]]"
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