Backman, Fredrik,  1981- <br/><br/>
Anxious people :  a novel / 
Fredrik Backman ; translated by Neil Smith. 
 - First Atria Books hardcover edition. 
 - 406 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/> "Originally published in Sweden in 2019 as: Folk med ångest."--Title page verso. 
<br/><br/> Taken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers--including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages, and a plucky octogenarian--discover their unexpected common traits.  Viewing an apartment normally doesn't turn into a life-or-death situation, but this particular open house becomes just that: a failed bank robber bursts in and takes everyone in the apartment hostage. As police surround the premises and television channels broadcast the hostage situation live, the eight strangers begin opening up to one another. Before long, the robber must decide which is the more terrifying prospect: going out to face the police, or staying in the apartment with this group of impossible people.  -- adapted from jacket 
<br/><br/><br/>Translated from the Swedish. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781405930253 9781405930253 9781982158453 198215845X 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2022513551 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Hostages--Fiction.<br/>Married people--Fiction.<br/>Real estate agents--Fiction.<br/>Otages--Romans, nouvelles, etc.<br/>Couples mariés--Romans, nouvelles, etc.<br/>Agents immobiliers--Romans, nouvelles, etc.<br/>fiction (general genre)<br/>FICTION / Literary.<br/>FICTION / Humorous / General.<br/>FICTION / Friendship.<br/>Real estate agents<br/>Married people<br/>City and town life<br/>Hostages<br/>Theft<br/>Police.<br/>Hostages--Fiction.<br/>Married people--Fiction.<br/>Real estate agents--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Sweden--Fiction.<br/>Sweden--Fiction.<br/>Sweden<br/>Sweden--Fiction.<br/>Sweden--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Humorous stories.<br/>Fictional Work<br/>Humorous stories.<br/>Psychological fiction.<br/>Black humor<br/>Novels<br/>Fiction<br/>Humorous fiction<br/>Psychological fiction<br/>Humorous fiction.<br/>Psychological fiction.<br/>Black humor.<br/>Humorous fiction.<br/>Novels.<br/>Humour noir.<br/>Romans.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PT9877.12.A32  / F6513 2020 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>839.738 BAC 2020