- Novel, translation, Neighbors, Older men
A grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door.
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Contemporary, classical in form, spare and resolved.
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- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- Fredrik Backman
- First published
- 2012
- Pages
- 346
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Español, Washington Square Press, Månpocket
- Editions
- 40
- Language
- Swedish, German, French, Korean
- ISBN
- 9788490624890
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First sentence
“Ove är 59 år gammal.”
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