New York Times Bestseller
New York Times Bestseller that’ll crack your heart wide open. Meet Ove: grumpy neighbor, rule-enforcer, secret softie. When a chatty family moves in next door, his carefully ordered world shifts—revealing a deeply funny, deeply moving story about grief, friendship, and unexpected grace. Tissues required.
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New York Times Bestseller
Some books sneak up on you. A Man Called Ove is one of them—a story that starts with a grumpy neighbor who seems determined to dislike everyone, and ends with your heart cracked wide open.
Meet Ove: curmudgeon, stickler for rules, pointer-at-people-he-doesn’t-like. He’s the kind of neighbor who inspects your parking job and finds it wanting. But Fredrik Backman’s beloved novel peels back the cranky exterior to reveal something tender underneath—a story about grief, unexpected friendship, and the profound ways one life touches countless others.
When a chatty young family moves in next door and accidentally flattens his mailbox, Ove’s carefully ordered world begins to shift. What follows is a deeply funny, deeply moving tale involving unkempt cats, the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul, and the slow thawing of a heart that’s been frozen for far too long.
This is the novel that launched Backman into the literary stratosphere, later adapted into the major film A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks. People magazine promises you’ll “laugh, cry, and feel new sympathy for the curmudgeons in your life,” while Booklist called it the most charming book of the year in a starred review.
Perfect for readers who love character-driven fiction with heart, humor, and a dash of Swedish sensibility. Keep tissues nearby—you’ll need them.
You will laugh, you will cry, as his heartbreaking story unfolds through the diverse cast of characters that enter his life, all uninvited. This is a tiny gem with a message of hope and redemption that is loud and clear.
Charming debut...You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll feel new sympathy for the curmudgeons in your life.
Backman's debut is a clever, funny, touching and ultimately redemptive story, a triumph of emotional nuance over the ubiquitous cliché.
A charming debut...Backman's novel is an insightful exploration of the profound impact one life has on countless others.
Ove is 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?
Ove's story is both hilarious and heartbreaking, and while it's a feel-good tale, it's never saccharine. Backman has created a character as memorable as he is endearing, one readers will want to revisit.
This is an absolute gem of a novel. Ove is a lovable misanthrope, a man who believes in things and has lived his life according to principles most people have simply given up on. This is a story about love and loss, but it's also a very funny tale of how a cantankerous old man slowly comes to terms with the fact that his life isn't quite over yet.
Delightful...an entertaining and ultimately life-affirming tale of love, loss, and second chances.
| Weight | 0.65 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 5.31 × 0.92 × 8.25 in |
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