Fredrik Backman is an Swedish author of contemporary fiction novels. He writes for the publications Helsingborgs Dagblad and Moore Magazine. After being top sellers in Sweden, Fredrik’s novels have been translated into over 25 languages. Thus far, his novel A Man Called Ove has been adapted to film and Beartown is set to be adapted for television. Fredrik is married with two children.
Fredrik Backman made his debut as a novelist in 2012 in his native language of Swedish. His English debut came in 2014 with the novel A Man Called Ove. Below is a list of Fredrik Backman’s books in order of when they were first released:
Fredrik Backman Synopsis:A Man Called Ove is a standalone novel by Fredrik Backman. Upon first glance, Ove is as grumpy as they get. He thinks he is surrounded by idiots – neighbours who can’t reverse a trailer properly, joggers, shop assistants who talk in code, and the perpetrators of the vicious coup d’etat that ousted him as Chairman of the Residents’ Association. He will persist in making his daily inspection rounds of the local streets. But isn’t it rare, these days, to find such old-fashioned clarity of belief and deed? Such unswerving conviction about what the world should be, and a lifelong dedication to making it just so? In the end, you will see, there is more to Ove than meets the eye…
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Anxious people was a great read. The character development was intriguing, complicated and simple!