A man called Ove : a novel
Title
:
A man called Ove : a novel
Author
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Backman, Fredrik, 1981- author.
Uniform Title
:
Man som heter Ove. English
Edition
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First Washington Square Press trade paperback edition.
Physical Description
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10 books in a cloth bag (337 pages) : illustrations ; 37 x 15 cm + 1 reading group guide folder.
Series
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Instant book club.
General Note
:
A cloth bag containing ten copies of the title and a folder with miscellaneous notes, discussion questions, biographical information, and reading lists to assist book group discussion leaders.
Subject Term
:
Older men -- Fiction.
Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Neighbors -- Fiction.
Neighborhoods -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Fiction.
Book clubs (Discussion groups)
Group reading.
Local Subject
:
Book club kit collection.
More Information
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Summary
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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.
Language Note
:
TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH OF: EN MAN SOM HETER OVE.
Library | Call Number | Status |
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Hardwood Creek Library (Forest Lake) | KT FICTION BAC | Kits |
Stillwater Public Library | KT FICTION BAC | Kits |