A man called Ove : a novel
Fredrik Backman, translated by Henning Koch.
- First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- New York : Atria Books, 2014.
- 337 pages ; 24 cm.
Translated from the Swedish. Translation of: Man som heter Ove. "First published in Great Britain in 2014 by Hodder & Stoughton"--Title page verso.
At first sight, Ove is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. Ove's well-ordered, solitary world gets a shake-up one morning when new neighbors accidently flatten Ove's mailbox. This is a tale of unkempt cats and unlikely friendships.