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Aug 27, 2012 a man called ove by fredrik backman was selected as the book i should read in march 2018. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. In january 2015 a stage version of the book, with johan rheborg in the leading role as ove, had its premiere in stockholm. A book where our generation and the old generation meets. July 15, 2014 originally published in sweden, this charming debut novel by backman should find a ready audience with englishlanguage readers. The film was written and directed by hannes holm, and is based on author fredrik backmans 2012 book of the same name. Lois leveen, author of juliets nurse and the secrets of mary bowser, on a man called ove. The english version was published in 20 by the washington square press publishers. See more ideas about a man called ove, swedish christmas and swedish style.
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