A man called Ove /
Backman, Fredrik, 1981-
A man called Ove / a novel by Fredrik Backman. - First Atria Books hardcover edition. - 337 pages ; 24 cm
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.
870 L Lexile
9781476738017 1476738017 9781476738024 1476738025
2014015618
Older men--Fiction.
Neighbors--Fiction.
Neighborhoods--Fiction.
PT9877.12.A32 / M3613 2014
839.73/8
A man called Ove / a novel by Fredrik Backman. - First Atria Books hardcover edition. - 337 pages ; 24 cm
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.
870 L Lexile
9781476738017 1476738017 9781476738024 1476738025
2014015618
Older men--Fiction.
Neighbors--Fiction.
Neighborhoods--Fiction.
PT9877.12.A32 / M3613 2014
839.73/8