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Biografisk notat
Fredrik Backman made his literary debut in 2012 with the global sensation A Man Called Ove. He has written seven highly acclaimed novels, including My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises and Britt-Marie Was Here; two heartfelt novellas about life and love; and one non-fiction book about parenthood. His books have sold more than 18 million copies in 46 languages. The Swedish-language film adaptation of A Man Called Ove was nominated for two Academy Awards, and more recently the book was adapted into a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks.<b>Delightful</b> ... the perfect holiday read.
Evening Standard
It's the most <b>enchanting, beautiful</b> tale.
A <b>warm</b> and <b>tender</b> story about love, loss and second chances, peppered with memorable characters, wonderful set pieces and some beautifully black humour. <b>Ove is a joy from start to finish</b>.
<b>A</b><b>n uplifting, life-affirming and often comic tale</b> of how kindness, love and happiness can be found in the most unlikely places.
Sunday Express
<b>A charming debut</b>.
People
<i>A Man Called Ove</i> is <b>a wonderful novel that will stay with you</b> . . . Ove's story has an underlying sadness which the author tackles with great warmth and humour . . . It's a bittersweet, <b>heart-warming tale</b> which will leave listeners with a restored faith in the power of friendship and perhaps even a love for cats.
Psychologies Magazine
<b>Hilarious and heart-breaking.</b>
Stylist
It's <b>warm</b>, <b>funny</b>, and ultimately almost unbearably <b>moving</b>.
Daily Mail
<b>The most charming book</b> you'll read this year ... This <b>charming</b> debut novel by Backman should find a ready audience with English-language readers . . . <b>hysterically funny</b> . . . wry descriptions, excellent pacing . . . In the contest of Most Winning Combination, it would be hard to beat grumpy Ove and his hidden, generous heart.
Kirkus
My absolute summer-reading must is <i>A Man Called Ove</i> by Fredrik Backman: <b>perfect beach reading </b>for a grumpy old man. It has all the minimalist delicacy of <i>Stoner</i>, but with a delicious wry wit. The book works on a very small scale, yet it sweeps through intense life dramas, all the while remaining <b>funny, moving, uplifting...and a cracking good tale</b>.
There is a method to the madness - by the end of this <b>funny</b> and <b>touching</b> book, you'll come round to Ove's way of thinking.
Mumsnet
<i>A Man Called Ove</i> finally rescued all those men who constantly mean to read novels but never get round to it. Crotchety old git Ove argues with neighbours, reluctantly inherits a cat, punches a clown and<b>, by the end of the book, has you wanting to hug him</b>.
Spectator BOOKS OF THE YEAR
<b>Ove will upset us, cause us to be upset on his behalf and make us laugh</b> till we daren't drink fluids and read simultaneously but by the end we're uplifted and don't want to go.
Bookbag
<i>A Man Called Ove</i> is <b>exquisite</b>. The lyrical language is the confetti thrown liberally throughout this <b>celebration-of-life story</b>, adding sparkle and colour to an already spectacular party. Backman's characters feel so authentic that readers will likely find analogues living in their own neighbourhoods.
Shelf Awareness, starred review
<b>A funny crowd-pleaser that serves up laughs to accompany a thoughtful reflection on loss and love</b>... The author writes with winning charm.
Publishers Weekly, starred review
<b>Readers seeking feel-good tales with a message will rave about the rantings of this solitary old man</b> with a singular outlook. If there was an award for <b>'Most Charming Book of the Year</b>,' this first novel by a Swedish blogger-turned-overnight-sensation would win hands down.
Booklist, starred review
NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING TOM HANKS
The million-copy bestselling phenomenon: a funny, moving, uplifting tale of love and community that will leave you with a spring in your step.
'Warm, funny, and almost unbearably moving' Daily Mail
'Delightful . . . the perfect holiday read' Evening Standard
Ove is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. He thinks himself surrounded by idiots - joggers, neighbours who can't reverse a trailer properly and shop assistants who talk in code.
But isn't it rare, these days, to find such old-fashioned clarity of belief and deed? Such unswerving conviction about what the world should be, and a lifelong dedication to making it just so?
In the end, you will see, there is something about Ove that is quite irresistible . . .
'Hilarious and heart-breaking' Stylist
'Rescued all those men who constantly mean to read novels but never get round to it' Spectator Books of the Year