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A man called Ove : a novel / Fredrik Backman.
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. Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon--the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him 'the bitter neighbor from hell.' But must Ove be bitter just because he doesn't walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time? Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove's mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents' association to their very foundations.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781476738017 (hardcover))
- ISBN: 1476738017 (hardcover))
- Physical Description: 337 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2014.
- Copyright: ℗♭2014
Content descriptions
General Note: | Translated from the Swedish. Translation of: Man som heter Ove. "First published in Great Britain in 2014 by Hodder & Stoughton"--Title page verso. |
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