A man called Ove /

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by Backman, Fredrik,
[ 02. English Fiction ] , Man som heter Ove. Authors: Koch, Henning,--1962-,--translator. Physical details: 295 pages ; 19 cm Subject(s): Older men --Fiction. 02. English Fiction Item type : 02. English Fiction
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Kensington Intermediate Senior High Realistic Fiction F BAC Available

A novel.

At first sight, Ove is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. He thinks himself surrounded by idiots - neighbours who can't reverse a trailer properly, joggers, shop assistants who talk in code, and the perpetrators of the vicious coup d'etat that ousted him as Chairman of the Residents' Association. He will persist in making his daily inspection rounds of the local streets. But isn't it rare, these days, to find such old-fashioned clarity of belief and deed? Such unswerving conviction about what the world should be, and a lifelong dedication to making it just so? In the end, you will see, there is something about Ove that is quite irresistible...