TY  - BOOK
AU  - Backman,Fredrik
TI  - A man called Ove
SN  - 9781476738017
AV  - PT9877.12.A32 M3613 2014
U1  - 839.73/8 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York
PB  - Atria Books
KW  - Older men
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Neighbors
KW  - Neighborhoods
N1  - 870 L; Lexile
N2  - 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
ER  -