John Ajvide Lindqvist

John Ajvide Lindqvist (Swedish pronunciation: [jɔn ˈajˌvidɛ ˈlɪŋˌkvɪst]; born 2 December 1968 in Blackeberg, Sweden) is a Swedish writer, mostly of horror novels and short stories. 2Early life Ajvide Lindqvist grew up in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg. As a teenager, Ajvide Lindqvist used to perform street magic for the tourists walking on Västerlånggatan in Stockholm. Before becoming a published writer, Ajvide Lindqvist worked for 12 years as a magician and stand-up comedian. 2Career His debut novel Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in), a romantic, social realistic vampire horror story published in 2004, enjoyed great success in Sweden and abroad. Handling the Undead (Hanteringen av odöda) was published in 2005 and involved the rising of the dead as zombies, referred to as the "re-living" by Swedish authorities, in the Stockholm area. In 2006, he released his third book Pappersväggar ("Paper walls"), a collection of short stories. In 2007, his story Tindalos was published as a serial in the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter, and as a free audiobook available through the newspaper's website, read by the author himself. His works are published by Ordfront and have been translated into many languages, including English, Bulgarian, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Norwegian, Danish, French, Polish, Czech, Dutch and Russian. Besides fiction he has also written the screenplay for Sveriges Television's drama series Kommissionen, a large part of the material to the television series Reuter & Skoog, as well as the screenplay for the film based on Let the Right One i