A Man Called Ove
A Novel
by Fredrik Backman
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appears in Contemporary, Friendship, and About 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 ne...
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appears in Contemporary, Friendship, and About Sweden.
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