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8 authors in the ranking·15 rated books·4 books set here

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Swedish authors in the reader ranking include the crime writers Stieg Larsson and Henning Mankell, and several of the books set in Sweden are theirs: “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”, published in 2005 after Larsson’s death, and “Faceless Killers” (1991), the first Kurt Wallander novel. The page also lists Astrid Lindgren’s “Pippi Longstocking”, first published in 1945.

The most-read authors and their best books

The Girl Who Played with FireStieg Larsson8.2Anxious PeopleFredrik Backman8.4FactfulnessHans Rosling8.6The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an EyeDavid Lagercrantz7.3Pippi LongstockingAstrid Lindgren7.7The Dogs of RigaHenning Mankell7.4

Authors 8

1. Stieg Larsson3 ranked booksThe Girl Who Played with Fire8.2
2. Fredrik Backman4 ranked booksAnxious People8.4
3. Hans Rosling1 ranked bookFactfulness8.6
4. David Lagercrantz2 ranked booksThe Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye7.3
5. Astrid Lindgren1 ranked bookPippi Longstocking7.7
6. Henning Mankell2 ranked booksThe Dogs of Riga7.4
7. Camilla Läckberg1 ranked bookThe Ice Princess7.4
8. Greta Thunberg1 ranked bookNo One Is Too Small to Make a Difference8.1

The story is set here 4

Books whose story is set in this country, according to Wikidata and our own additions.

The Girl with the Dragon TattooStieg Larsson7.9Pippi LongstockingAstrid Lindgren7.7The Ice PrincessCamilla Läckberg7.4Faceless KillersHenning Mankell7.3

An author's country is their citizenship in Wikidata or, where none is recorded, the country they were born in; a story's setting comes from Wikidata too. Obvious errors and gaps are corrected by hand. Authors are ordered by the number of reader ratings. Country shapes: Natural Earth.