| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file) |
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090900 |
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digital rda |
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audio file rda |
| Summary |
Read the New York Times bestseller that has taken the world by storm! In this "charming debut" (People) from one of Sweden's most successful authors, a grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door. 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. A feel-good story in the spirit of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, Fredrik Backman's 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). |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.1 15 188557 |
| Note |
Downloadable audio file. |
| Performer |
Read by J.K. Simmons. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Older men -- Fiction.
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Neighbors -- Fiction.
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Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction.
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Friendship -- Fiction.
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Conduct of life -- Fiction.
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Negativism -- Fiction.
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Intergenerational relations -- Fiction.
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Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
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Neighborhoods -- Fiction.
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| Genre |
Audiobooks.
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| Added Author |
Koch, Henning, 1962- translator.
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Simmons, J. K., narrator.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Backman, Fredrik, 1981- Man som heter Ove. English. Man called Ove : a novel New York, NY : Simon & Schuster Audio, [2019] 9781797108254 (OCoLC)1192526966 |
| ISBN |
9781797108261 |
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1797108263 |
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