5/10/2023 0 Comments Backman a man called ove![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Quirky and bittersweet, heartbreaking yet outrageously funny, A Man Called Ove is a life-affirming fable for our times. He moves bicycles and checks the contents of recycling bins, even though it's been years since he was fired as Chairman of the Residents' Association in a vicious 'coup d'état'.īut behind the surly pedant there is a story, and a sadness.Īnd when on a November morning his new (foreign) neighbours in the terraced house opposite accidentally flatten Ove's letterbox, it sets off a comical and heart-warming tale of unexpected friendship which will change one man - and one community - from their very foundations. ISBN-13: 9781476738024 Summary In this bestselling and delightfully quirky debut novel from Sweden, a grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door. He is described by those around his as 'the neighbour from hell'.Įvery morning he makes his inspection rounds of the local streets. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, 2012 (U.S., 2014) Atria Books 368 pp. It tells the story of Ove (pronounced 'Oo-veh'), curmudgeon and neighborhood wet blanket, who wants nothing more than for things to be the way they always have been, for people to follow simple rules and to be with his wife. He points at people he doesn't like the look of. A Man Called Ove ( En man som heter Ove) is the bestselling debut novel of Swedish author Fredrik Backman, released in 2012. Ove is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. The European bestseller set to become one of the biggest reads of summer 2014, perfect for fans of Harold Fry and The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of a Window and Disappeared. ![]()
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