Backman, Fredrik, 1981-

A man called Ove / Fredrik Backman. - 1 audio disc (9 hr., 10 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Translated from the Swedish by Henning Koch.

Reading by George Newbern.

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 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.


System requirements: CD/MP3 player or MP3 playback software. Audiobook Standard compatible player recommended; or DAISY playback software, or DAISY talking book player.

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Communities--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
Loss (Psychology)--Fiction.
Neighborhoods--Fiction.
Neighbors--Fiction.
Older men--Fiction.
Widowers--Fiction.


Sweden--Fiction.


Domestic fiction.
Swedish fiction.

PT9877.12.A32 / M3613 2014d

839.738 BAC 2014