A Man Called Ove
- Author Fredrik Backman
- Narrator Joan Walker
- Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
- Run Time 9 hours and 12 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Age groups: the elderly, Fiction in translation, Humour, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Society and Social Sciences.
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What to expect
The million-copy bestselling phenomenon: Soon to be a major film starring Tom Hanks.
Fredrik Backman's heartwarming debut is 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
At first sight, Ove is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. He thinks himself surrounded by idiots - neighbours who can't reverse a trailer properly, joggers, shop assistants who talk in code, and the perpetrators of the vicious coup d'etat that ousted him as Chairman of the Residents' Association. He will persist in making his daily inspection rounds of the local streets.
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...
'Rescued all those men who constantly mean to read novels but never get round to it' Spectator Books of the Year
(P)2014 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Critics Review
Delightful … the perfect holiday read.
It’s the most enchanting, beautiful tale.
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.
An uplifting, life-affirming and often comic tale of how kindness, love and happiness can be found in the most unlikely places.
A charming debut.
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