But what is true of both characters is that they have suffered from a challenging childhood. It seems that Lisabeth has embraced more of the dark side of humanity as displayed by her dragon tattoo.
In the Stieg Larsson novels, it means that Mikael is the adult representation of the famous Lindgren boy detective. Older, wiser, and far more world-weary. There is no escaping the connection between Mikael Blomkvist and Kalle, both in terms of the divide the characters take in terms of their personal journey.
But also, in the connection between the Larsson novels and the works of Lindgren. It is the connection that runs deep not only for the characters, but the readers who are familiar with the works of both authors.
He is a young teenager detective in a series of books written by Astrid Lindgren, same author as Pippi Longstocking. Thanks for that info. I have almost finished the last book, The Girl who kicked the Hornet's Nest, what wonderful series! Cliffhanger of a court ending, but is it over??? I am on page , book finishes on Love that gutsy girl Lisbeth!
For some reason I just stopped reading to check what "Kalle" meant. A great shame there will be no more books forthcoming from Steig Larsson. Astrid Lindgren, the author of the Pippi Longstocking books also wrote 3 books about the boy Master detective Kalle Blomkvist. Carl Mikael Blomkvist should then have been translated to something like Bill Mikael Bergson in English if it should be understandable why he hate being called Bill.
My last name is Bloomquist, I like the Swedish spelling much better, but still three books about a Swedish journalist with the last name Blomkvist!
Have only read half of the third book….. The best comparison is the one by Monica in Olympia. She gets my vote for best explanation. I think it was only mentioned the one time. I had to look up Kalle Blomkvist and Bill Bergstrom on Wikipedia to really understand the reference and come up with the analogy I wrote above.
Thanks Swedes for helping out us ignorant, unilingual Americans! Though it was fun to hear Mimmi speaking French to her parents on the phone in the second movie, which I just saw last week. I am utterly addicted. It makes me want to take a trip to Sweden. Viva la Blomkvist!! I am in the middle of The Girl who played with fire and have been frustrated at not knowing the meaning of Kalle, all.
Thank you for the clear explination, Monica. Greatly appreciated. Thank you, Monica, for your explanation! I could take a bus for two days and end up in the a multitude of states where they speak English.
If I worked at it, I could find areas where people speak other languages. So if anyone from Europe would like to help me keep my skills sharp and less mock-worthy, go right ahead!
They are great stories, if you manage to track them down somewhere. My sister and I learned the code that Bill and his friends use to communicate, so we could talk together without anyone understanding. I am in the middle of reading the last book. My guess, is its not as they will be filming the American version soon.
They were great. I imagine the third one will be here soon. Blomkvist is an investigative journalist, one who frequently butts heads with the police and authorities. Yes, Lisabeth Salander is a re-imagining of Pipi Longstocking, all grown up, a fact confirmed by Larsen. So we know, or are at least familiar with the image of the fearless Pipi, and to see Larsen play with her image this way adds depth to the characterization of Salander. Which still leaves us with the question Who the [Bleep] is Kalle Blomkvist?
Unlike Pipi though, which has undergone multiple printings, the Bill Bergson novels have long ago gone out of print. Although not as well-known as Pippi, Ronia, Emil, and Lotta all continue to be in available in English. So why not Kalle?
And about her octogenarian uncle is determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder. It's about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet's disappearance. Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age assists Blomkvist with the investigation.
This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialism and an unexpected connection between themselves. Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. Nevertheless, he is hired by Henrik Vanger in order to solve a cold case, the disappearance of Vanger's niece. In Stockholm, Sweden, hacker Lisbeth Salander is hired by Frans Balder, a computer engineer, to retrieve a program that he believes it is too dangerous to exist.
Search Charactour. Sign Up Log In. Recommendations Fans of him also like:. See All Recommendations. Get to Know him in See Details. Blomkvist's conversation with Lindberg reveals that the journalist is a curious person who is deeply interested in exposing corporate corruption. Using Lindberg as an anonymous source no doubt contributed to the libel case against Blomkvist, and the agreement raises the reader's curiosity about Lindberg and Blomkvist's relationship: Why was Blomkvist convicted of libel if Lindberg's story is true?
This flashback engages the reader with these two characters and acts as a clue to how the Wennerstrom investigation ended up in the courts. By employing a flashback in Chapter 1, Stieg Larsson prepares his readers for a plot that may not always follow chronological order. Jumping to different times and places creates narrative tension and allows for character development. For example, the flashback arises from Blomkvist's own questions about how he ended up in such a bad situation.
Here, Blomkvist perceives his discussion with Lindberg to be the starting place for the whole mess. Through this flashback, Larsson is able to contrast Blomkvist's old self with his current self; clearly the ordeal he's been through has made him more critical of himself and his willingness to trust others.
Moreover, the issue of trust pervades Chapter 1. Trust first comes into play when Blomkvist contemplates how he's going to recover from his financial and career problems. He knows that key to continuing his journalistic career is regaining the trust of editors.
Blomkvist is unsure how to rebuild the trust, especially since he now sees that his ability to trust himself has been called into question.
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