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About Fredrik Backman
Fredrik Backman (b. 1981), made his literary debut in 2012 with the global sensation A Man Called Ove. Wickedly funny, touching and wise, Fredrik Backman’s novels are odysseys of the ordinary man and woman, and stunningly moving tales of everyday courage. Up to now, Fredrik Backman has written seven highly acclaimed novels, two heartfelt novellas about life and love, and one non-fiction book about parenthood. His novel Anxious People became an instant No. 1 New York Times Best Seller, and the entire Beartown series has been shortlisted for multiple awards and occupied the No. 1 spot on numerous bestseller lists.
His books have sold more than 19 million copies in 46 languages, and the Swedish film adaptation of A Man Called Ove was nominated for two Academy Awards. His latest projects include a special edition of A Man Called Ove, celebrating the 10 year jubilee with new extra material, as well as a Hollywood film adaptation of Ove which stars Tom Hanks.
Awards
Nominated for the Man Booker Prize
A Man Called Ove
Finland
2019
Recipient of the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction
My grandmother asked me to tell you she's sorry
Germany
2020
Finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction
Britt-Marie Was Here
Netherlands
2021
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Things My Son Needs to Know About the World
United Kingdom
2022
Shortlisted for Goodreads Choice Awards (Best Fiction)
A Man Called Ove
Denmark
2023
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Selected Books
"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."
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A Man Called Ove
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Booklist (starred review)
"The perfect book."
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A Man Called Ove
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San Francisco Chronicle
"A Man Called Ove is exquisite....Backman's characters feel so authentic that readers will likely find analogues living in their own neighborhoods."
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A Man Called Ove
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Shelf Awareness (starred review)
"You will laugh, you will cry, as his heartbreaking story unfolds through the diverse cast of characters that enter his life, all uninvited. You will never look at the grumpy people who come into your life in quite the same way. A very memorable read."
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A Man Called Ove
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The San Diego Union-Tribune, Best Books of 2015
"This is a short story about what you would be prepared to sacrifice in order to save a life. If it was not only your future on the line, but also your past. Not only the places to which you are going, but the footprints you have left behind. If it was all of it, all of you, who would you give yourself up for?"
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The Deal Of A Lifetime
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Fredrik Backman
"With his wry acceptance of foible and failure, Backman combines a singular style with a large and compassionate perspective for his characters. Backman's novels have wide appeal, and for good reason. Us Against You takes a lyrical look at how a community heals, how families recover and how individuals grow."
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Us Against You
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The Washington Post
"There is even more potential for book group discussion here as Backman explores violence, political maneuvering, communities, feminism, sexuality, criminality, the role of sports in society, and what makes us all tick."
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Us Against You
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Library Journal (starred review)
"Dark and gritty, but peppered with moments of breath-catching hope."
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Us Against You
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Modern Mrs. Darcy
"The sequel to Beartown is finally here, and it does not disappoint."
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Us Against You
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Hello Giggles
"In his dark but warmhearted way, Backman is a psychologist, and his insights are on display again in Us Against You....he creates an astute emotional world much bigger than a small Swedish town. It's a novel you can sink into."
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Us Against You
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Chicago Tribune
"What you get in a Fredrik Backman work is wonderful writing and brilliant insights into things that truly matter -right vs. wrong, fear vs. courage, love vs. hate, the importance and limits of friendship and loyalty, and more. Fredrik Backman is one of the world's best and most interesting novelists. He is a giant among the world's great novelists-and this literary giant is still growing."
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Us Against You
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The Washington Times
Best Book of the Year
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Beartown
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LibraryReads, BookBrowse, and Goodreads
"You'll love this engrossing novel."
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Beartown
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People
"Ice hockey unifies a remote Nordic community in Beartown by Frederik Backman, the Swedish writer known for the international bestseller A Man Called Ove. The obsession with winning is responsible for the novel's thrills - in the fashion of underdog sports dramas, the games tend to be decided by last-minute goals - but also for its abrupt and tragic turn."
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Beartown
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The Wall Street Journal
"The bestselling phenomenon Fredrik Backman delivers what is sure to be another heart-warming bestseller. He made his name with some quirky old people but here Backman focuses in on teenagers. In a fictional spin on Friday Night Lights, Beartown is about how the hopes and dreams of a dying small town are wholly invested in their local high school hockey team and the chance they might actually win the national semi-finals match and then...who knows? Gentle, humorous, openhearted, like all of Backman."
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Beartown
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HuffPost
"Like Friday Night Lights, this is about more than youth sports; it's part coming-ofage novel, part study of moral failure, and finally a chronicle of groupthink in which an unlikely hero steps forward to save more than one person from self-destruction. A thoroughly empathetic examination of the fragile human spirit, Backman's latest will resonate a long time."
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Beartown
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Kirkus Reviews
“Quirky, big-hearted novel….Wry, wise, and often laugh-out-loud funny, it’s a wholly original story that delivers pure pleasure”
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Anxious People
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People
"Backman's latest novel focuses on how a shared event can change the course of multiple people's lives even in times of deep and ongoing anxiousness. A story with both comedy and heartbreak sure to please Backman fans."
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Anxious People
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Kirkus Review
"The brisk, absorbing action prompts meditation on marriage, parenting, responsibility, and global economic pressures. Comedy, drama, mystery, and social study, this novel is undefinable except for the sheer reading pleasure it delivers. Highly recommended."
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Anxious People
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Library Journal (starred review)
"A witty, lighthearted romp…..Backman charms."
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Anxious People
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Publishers Weekly
"Wise and heartbreaking, Backman's slim novella celebrates the joy of connecting even in the midst of letting go."
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And Every Morning The Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
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People
"Beautiful, dreamlike, heartbreaking, and heartwarming. Bring tissues. Bring all the tissues."
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And Every Morning The Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
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Real Simple
"Laugh-out-loud funny and sentimentally philosophical."
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And Every Morning The Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
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Lisa Genova, New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice
"I read this beautifully imagined and moving novella in one sitting, utterly wowed, wanting to share it with everyone I know."
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And Every Morning The Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
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Expressen (Sweden)
"Wise and heartbreaking, Backman's slim novella celebrates the joy of connecting even in the midst of letting go."
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And Every Morning The Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
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People
“Hell of a conclusion to an outstanding series.”
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Winners
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Booklist
“Engrossing page-turner.”
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Winners
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Woman’s World
"A delectable homage to the power of stories to comfort and heal, Backman's tender tale of the touching relationship between a grandmother and granddaughter is a tribute to the everlasting bonds of deep family ties."
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My grandmother asked me to tell you she's sorry
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Booklist
"Backman's truest, most satisfying book to date."
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Britt-Marie Was Here
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Paste Magazine
"Warm and Satisfying."
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Britt-Marie Was Here
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People
"A charming debut."
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A Man Called Ove
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People
"A story of sorrow, hope, and joy, written with an abundance of humor."
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Britt-Marie Was Here
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Expressen (Sweden)
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