Göran Kropp 8000+

by David Lagercrantz

Genres: Adventure, Nonfiction, Biography, Swedish Literature

Paperback

Published January 1, 2002

About the author

David Lagercrantz, born in 1962, is a journalist and author, living in Stockholm. His first book was published in 1997, a biography of the Swedish adventurer and mountaineer Göran Kropp. In 2000 his biography on the inventor Håkan Lans, A Swedish Genious, was published. His breakthrough as a novelist was Fall of Man in Wilmslow, a fictionalised novel about the British mathematician Alan Turing. In David Lagercrantz' writing you can often see a pattern: major talents who refuse to follow convention. He has been interested not only in what it takes to stand out from the crowd, but also in the resistance that such creativity inevitably faces.

In 2011 his best-selling sports biography I am Zlatan Ibrahimović was published, one of the most successful books in Sweden in modern times. The biography was nominated for the prestigious August Prize in 2012, as well as shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. To date, the book has been published in over 30 languages around the world and been sold in millions of copies.

In the summer of 2013, Lagercrantz was asked by Moggliden (the Larsson Estate) and Norstedts to write the fourth, free-standing sequel to Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy. The Girl in the Spider's Web was published – in August 27, 2015 – simultaneously by 26 publishers (in 24 languages) worldwide, ten years after the Swedish publication of Stieg Larsson's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

Stieg Larsson's three Millennium novels have sold more than 82 Million copies to date, by 52 publishers worldwide. The Girl in the Spider's Web is sold to 47 publishers and more than 6 Million copies have been sold worldwide.

Reviews

[Johan Arvas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Försök hitta en bättre bok för semesterläsning, det går inte. Min kompis Isak sa när Clara Henry sprang 1 kilometer varje timme, i 24 timmar, att det är ganska larvigt att ta sig an projekt som inte går att misslyckas med. Tycker den här boken och Göran Kropp sätter den prestationen i perspektiv. (Sorry Clara)

[Anton · Rating 3 out of 5]

En spännande filur som gick bort för tidigt. Bokens dramaturgi lämnade kanske lite att önska men det var intressant!

[Sandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Göran Kropp did something that no one managed before: conquered Everest without help. He cycled from Sweden to Nepal, carried his own equipment to base camp and climbed the highest mountain in the world without oxygen. First, he had failed attempt but managed to summit three weeks afterwards. There in between the deadliest climbing season took place in Himalaya. Eight people died in the summit attempts. So, with all that in mind, Göran's achievement is extraordinary. But the book did not really manage to capture that.
It was interesting, ordinary read not really matching this extraordinary achievement. Very Swedish. Kind of lagom.

[Spiken · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastisk. Tycker den är bra skriven, vacker intresse för de olika personerna. Visste mycket av det innan men ändå var den otroligt fin. Enda negativa är att den var så kort. Hade gärna läst en Kropp-biografi på i alla fall 500 sidor.
Nu är det dags att kolla filmen!

[Christian Swensson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intressant och spännande

[Axel]

Ett häpnadsväckande äventyr och en intressant inblick i bergsklättrarens värld. Kropp inspirerar med sin imponerande disciplin, viljestyrka och förmåga att följa sitt hjärta. En modern äventyrare som såg det beundransvärda i naturen och såg till att leva det fullt ut.

[Johan Fahlgren · Rating 4 out of 5]

oväntat bra, spännande och intressanta miljöer.

[David Olsson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Drog igenom hela på en kväll/natt. Mycket bra

[Adam Westberg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Grym, enkel, bok om Sveriges i nutid största äventyrare!

[Kristoffer Sundström · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you’ve never felt the urge to set out on a great adventure, this book might just awaken that desire. It offers not only a gripping account of Göran Kropp’s phenomenal expedition but also a chilling glimpse into the darker side of Mt. Everest — especially the infamous 1996 disasters.

While the writing could be stronger at times, the book remains a detailed and compelling recollection of Kropp’s journey. He faced both physical and mental obstacles, and his determination is truly inspiring.

This is definitely worth a read. In fact, it’s the main reason I’ve decided to pick up Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster next.

[Albin Nilsson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bästa äventyrsboken jag har läst! Fascinerande historia, visar att man kan klara vad som helst bara man har viljan!

[David Lindberg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastiskt bra bok

[Ulla Walter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jeg har læst den for mine børn og de var musestille og meget optaget igennem hele historien. En fantastisk bjergbestigerbog

[Sara Ekenstedt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fantastisk bedrift och jag gillar denna typ av böcker. Litterärt är den inte lika bra, därav betyget. Kanske är det för att den har några år på nacken?