【英语小说NO.99】A Man Called Ove

By:Fredrik Backman

Fredrik Backman (born 2 June 1981) is a Swedish columnist, blogger and writer. 

He is the author of A Man Called Ove (2012), My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (2013), Britt-Marie Was Here (2014), Beartown (2017), and Us Against You (2018). 

They were number one bestsellers in his native Sweden. They have been published around the world in more than twenty-five languages.

Summary：

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 cranky old man and a local residents' association to their very foundations. 

Reviews:

一个人人避而远之的老头，形成原因一定有他背后的原因。好在Ove是幸运的，在孤独的时刻碰到了能融化他心中坚冰的那些人。总而言之是个让人会心一笑的故事。