Un hombre llamad Ove

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Fredrik Backman: Un hombre llamad Ove (Spanish language, 2015)

345 pages

Spanish language

Published Nov. 10, 2015

ISBN:
978-84-9062-489-0
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OCLC Number:
981532309

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A grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door.

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 …

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Subjects

  • Neighbors
  • Viudos
  • Widowers
  • Fiction
  • Vecinos
  • Early retirement
  • Older men
  • Ficción
  • Jubilación anticipada

Places

  • Sweden
  • Suecia