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A man called Ove / a novel by Fredrik Backman

Backman, Fredrik, 1981- (author.). Koch, Henning, 1962- (Added Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781476738024
  • Physical Description: 337 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First Washington Square Press trade paperback edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Washington Square Press, [2015]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"May 2015"--Title page verso.
Target Audience Note:
870L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.1 15 188557.
Language Note:
Translated from the Swedish of: En man som heter Ove.
Subject: Older men > Fiction.
Loss (Psychology) > Fiction.
Temper > Fiction.
Conduct of life > Fiction.
Neighbors > Fiction.
Neighborhoods > Fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
Genre: Psychological fiction.

Available copies

  • 52 of 56 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Marshall. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Marshall Public Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 56 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Marshall Public Library GF BAC (Text) 33391000306615 Adult Fiction Checked out 04/30/2024


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