A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman - 2019
By: Fredrik Backman
Narrated by: J. K. Simmons
Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 11-26-19
Categories: Literature & Fiction, Humor, Men's Friendships
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Format: mp3 64/48 stereo
More than two million copies sold
“You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll feel new sympathy for the curmudgeons in your life.” (People)
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.
Fredrik Backman’s novel about the angry old man next door is a thoughtful exploration of the profound impact one life has on countless others.
“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)
©2019 Fredrik Backman (P)2019 Simon & Schuster Audio
24/7 Seedbox Support
