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A man called Ove : a novel
Title:
A man called Ove : a novel
Uniform Title:
Man som heter Ove. English
Edition:
First Washington Square Press trade paperback edition.
Physical Description:
10 books in a cloth bag (337 pages) : illustrations ; 37 x 15 cm + 1 reading group guide folder.
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.
Summary:
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.
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