Fredrik Backman is a Swedish blogger, columnist and author. His debut novel A MAN CALLED OVE was a number 1 bestseller across Scandinavia, has sold over one million copies worldwide, was a Richard & Judy summer read in the UK and an instant New York Times paperback bestseller, and has been made into an acclaimed film. Fredrik's subsequent novels, MY GRANDMOTHER SENDS HER REGARDS AND APOLOGISES and BRITT-MARIE WAS HERE, also went straight to number 1 in Sweden on publication.
Delightful ... the perfect holiday read. * Evening Standard
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It's the most enchanting, beautiful tale. -- Ben Fogle
A warm and tender story about love, loss and second
chances, peppered with memorable characters, wonderful set pieces
and some beautifully black humour. Ove is a joy from start to
finish. -- Gavin Extence, author of The Universe versus Alex
Woods
An uplifting, life-affirming and often comic tale of how
kindness, love and happiness can be found in the most unlikely
places. * Sunday Express *
A charming debut. * People *
A Man Called Ove is a wonderful novel that will stay with
you . . . Ove's story has an underlying sadness which the
author tackles with great warmth and humour . . . It's a
bittersweet, heart-warming tale which will leave listeners
with a restored faith in the power of friendship and perhaps even a
love for cats. * Psychologies Magazine *
Hilarious and heart-breaking. * Stylist *
It's warm, funny, and ultimately almost unbearably
moving. * Daily Mail *
The most charming book you'll read this year ... This
charming debut novel by Backman should find a ready audience
with English-language readers . . . hysterically funny . . .
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 A Man Called Ove by
Fredrik Backman: perfect beach reading for a grumpy old man.
It has all the minimalist delicacy of Stoner, 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
funny, moving, uplifting...and a cracking good tale. --
Rodney Bolt, author of As Good as God, as Clever as the Devil:
The Impossible Life of Mary Benson
There is a method to the madness - by the end of this funny
and touching book, you'll come round to Ove's way of
thinking. * Mumsnet *
A Man Called Ove 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, by the end of the book, has you wanting to
hug him. * Spectator BOOKS OF THE YEAR *
Ove will upset us, cause us to be upset on his behalf and make
us laugh till we daren't drink fluids and read simultaneously
but by the end we're uplifted and don't want to go. * Bookbag *
A Man Called Ove is exquisite. The lyrical language
is the confetti thrown liberally throughout this
celebration-of-life story, 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 *
A funny crowd-pleaser that serves up laughs to accompany a
thoughtful reflection on loss and love... The author writes
with winning charm. * Publishers Weekly, starred review *
Readers seeking feel-good tales with a message will rave about
the rantings of this solitary old man with a singular outlook.
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 *
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