The Resource A Man Called Ove
A Man Called Ove
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The item A Man Called Ove represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS).
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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- Contributor
- MM50LA4N6D8
- Summary
- Read the New York Times bestseller that has taken the world by storm!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)
- Language
- eng
- Isbn
- 9781476738031
- Label
- A Man Called Ove
- Title
- A Man Called Ove
- Statement of responsibility
- Fredrik Backman ; translation from the Swedish by Henning Koch
- Contributor
- MM50LA4N6D8
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Read the New York Times bestseller that has taken the world by storm!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)
- Summary
- A curmudgeon hides beneath a cranky and short-tempered exterior a terrible personal loss while clashing with new neighbors, a boisterous family whose chattiness and habits lead to unexpected friendship.
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- 10319116
- Cataloging source
- BT
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1981-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Backman, Fredrik
- Dewey number
- 813
- Index
- no index present
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 870
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1962-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Koch, Henning
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- True
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- Fiction
- Literature
- Humor (Fiction)
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- A Man Called Ove
- Control code
- OVERDRIVE:bca861b6-2ba7-4c25-bc95-10edcea295a7
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
- Form of item
- electronic
- http://library.link/vocab/inputERC
- True
- Isbn
- 9781476738031
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- True
- Specific material designation
- optical disk
- Label
- A Man Called Ove
- Control code
- OVERDRIVE:bca861b6-2ba7-4c25-bc95-10edcea295a7
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
- Form of item
- electronic
- http://library.link/vocab/inputERC
- True
- Isbn
- 9781476738031
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Specific material designation
- optical disk
Subject
- trueAging
- trueBooks to movies
- trueCommunities
- Fiction
- trueGrouches
- Humor (Fiction)
- trueInterpersonal relations
- trueLiterature
- trueLoss (Psychology)
- trueMainstream fiction
- trueNeighbors
- trueSenior men
- trueSeniors
- trueSuicidal behavior
- trueTranslations -- Swedish to English
- trueWidowers
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