A Man Called Ove

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A Man Called Ove

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ISBN: 9781476738017
author: Fredrik Backman
translator: Henning Koch
publishing house: Atria Books
publication date: 2014 -7
language: English
binding: Hardcover
number of pages: 337

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En man som heter Ove

Fredrik Backman    translator: Henning Koch

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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
, 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.

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