If there was an award for 'Most Charming Book of the Year,' this first novel by a Swedish blogger-turned-overnight-sensation would win hands down."
"Readers seeking feel-good tales with a message will rave about the rantings of this solitary old man with a singular outlook. Backman's characters feel so authentic that readers will likely find analogues living in their own neighborhoods." The lyrical language is the confetti thrown liberally throughout this celebration-of-life story, adding sparkle and color to an already spectacular party. You’ll also want to move to Scandinavia, where everything’s cuter.” “A charming debut…You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll feel new sympathy for the curmudgeons in your life. “If there was an award for ‘Most Charming Book of the Year,’ this first novel by a Swedish blogger-turned-overnight-sensation would win hands down” ( Booklist, starred review).
All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents’ association to their very foundations.įredrik Backman’s beloved first novel about the angry old man next door is a thoughtful exploration of the profound impact one life has on countless others. 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. 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?īehind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. He’s a curmudgeon-the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. #1 New York Times bestseller-more than 3 million copies sold! Filled with strong emotions of pain, loneliness, and the “good ol’ days.Now a major motion picture A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks! The novel is written in the style of a memoir, a reminiscing of the past life of a man who slowly embraced his fate as his life comes to its inevitable end. His love for numbers and order to the point of obsession drove Ove to become a hermit. His mindset and the way he lived was different from the lives of other people.
It is the story about the life of a man who just could not fit in. However, everything changed after some foreigners decided to move into the house next to his. He tried to commit suicide on several occasions, but every attempt ended unsuccessfully. But after several events happened, one of them being the death of his wife, Ove decided to end his life.
He worked in a factory for as long as he could remember and was satisfied with his life. Ove was a simple man who tried to live the simplest life he possibly could. “A Man Called Ove is a biographical novel written by Fredrik Backman about a man named Ove and his life.
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