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A Man Called Ove : A Novel by Fredrik Backman; Rochester Public Library (Rochester, Minn). Reader's Services Division is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is A Man Called Ove : A Novel about?

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. A feel-good story in the spirit of *The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry *and *Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand*, Fredrik Backman’s novel about the angry old man next door is a thoughtful and charming exploration o

Who reads A Man Called Ove : A Novel?

Author

Fredrik Backman; Rochester Public Library (Rochester, Minn). Reader's Services Division

Publisher

Atria Books

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781444775815

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Humor

Rating

4.35 / 5 (207,038 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14