Now a major motion picture A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks! #1 New York Times bestseller--more than 3 million copies sold! 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. Fredrik Backman's beloved first novel about the angry old man next door is a thoughtful exploration of the profound impact one life has on countless others. "If there was an award for 'Most Charming Book of the Year, ' this first novel by a Swedish blogger-turned-overnight-sensation would win hands down" (Booklist, starred review).
Sobre o autor(a)
Backman, Fredrik
Fredrik Backman é jornalista e escritor nascido na cidade de Estocolmo, Suécia, onde vive atualmente com a esposa e dois filhos. Além de Minha avó pede desculpas, também é autor de Um homem chamado Ove – best-seller internacional do New York Times –, Britt-Marie Was Here, And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer, Beartown e The Deal of a Lifetime. Sua obra já foi publicada em mais de 40 idiomas. |