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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.
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Loved this book (translation from Swedish). Quirky story of a curmudgeon which is also a film (with English subtitles) on Netflix. Backman is a successful journalist, author, and blogger. Also enjoyed ‘Britt-Marie Was Here’ and I look forward to checking out his latest new release.
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Novel, translation, Neighbors, Older men, Neighborhoods, Fiction, Love, Friendship, Fiction, humorous, Friendship, fiction, Fiction, humorous, general, nyt:e-book-fiction=2016-10-30, New York Times bestseller, nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2016-01-17, Loss (Psychology), Conduct of life, Interpersonal relations, Large type books, Viudos, Widowers, Vecinos, Early retirement, Ficción, Jubilación anticipadaTimes
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A man called ove
2014, Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning
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Vieux, râleur et suicidaire: la vie selon Ove
2014, Éditions France loisirs
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2298090998 9782298090994
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