Fredrik Backman excelle dans la capture des complexités des relations humaines et de la recherche de sens dans la vie quotidienne. Ses œuvres se caractérisent par un mélange unique d'humour, de mélancolie et une profonde compréhension de la nature humaine. À travers ses personnages, il explore des thèmes tels que la solitude, la communauté et la gentillesse inattendue qui peut connecter même les âmes les plus étrangères. Son style est accessible mais profond, offrant aux lecteurs une expérience captivante et émouvante.
Dans le lotissement où il vit depuis quarante ans, Ove est connu pour être un râleur de la pire espèce. Et maintenant qu'il ne travaille plus, il se sent seul et inutile. Il erre dans sa maison, fait des rondes pour relever les infractions des habitants du quartier. Jusqu'au jour où, las de cette routine, il décide d'en finir. Corde au cou, debout dans le salon, il est prêt à passer à l'acte... Mais l'arrivée de nouveaux voisins et d'un chat abandonné va contrecarrer ses plans. Interrompant sans le savoir ses différentes tentatives de suicide, ceux-ci vont peu à peu pousser Ove dans ses derniers retranchements et le ramener à la vie ! Tel un chat de gouttière amoché et craintif, à la fois drôle et touchant, Ove réveille l'instinct protecteur qui sommeille en chacun de nous. Mais attention, il griffe !
"After everything that the citizens of Beartown have gone through, they are struck yet another blow when they learn their beloved local hockey team will soon be disbanded. Even more galling is the obvious pleasure that all the former Beartown players, who now play for the club in nearby Hed, feel about this news. As tensions between the two rivals rise, it falls to Peter, Beartown Hockey's general manager, to find a way to rescue the Bears. But even as Peter fights to delay the end of the club, someone else is already planning its rebirth. Elisabeth Zackell is a no-nonsense former pro-athlete, handpicked to be Beartown's new hockey coach. Shrugging off the ugly rumors about her, Zackell begins to build a new team around Amat, the fastest player you'll ever see; Benji, the crazed lone wolf; and Vidar, a born-to-be-bad troublemaker. Bringing the team together is a challenge, one that becomes even more difficult when Benji is outed, leaving his friends and teammates feeling betrayed by his having kept his sexuality a secret for years. Old bonds are broken, new ones are formed, and the rivalry with Hed grows ever more intense. As the big match approaches and winter darkness settles across both towns, the not-so-innocent pranks and incidents between the communities grow more dangerous, and hatred grows deeper. When the last game is finally played, one of Beartown's key players will be dead, and residents of both towns will be forced to wonder whether, after all they've been through, the game they love can ever return to something simple: a hockey stick each, two goals, two teams; us against you, in its purest, most innocent form. Us Against You is a declaration of love for all the big and small, bright and dark stories that form and color our communities. Compelling and heart-breaking, it's a rollercoaster of emotions, and it is Fredrik Backman at his very best."-- Provided by publisher
This is a small story about big questions. It's a story about family,
community, life. It starts with a storm - and a death. But how does it end?
Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about.
Everyone has tried to move on, but there’s something about this place that
prevents it. The residents continue to grapple with life’s big questions: What
is a family? What is a community? And what, if anything, are we willing to
sacrifice in order to protect them? As the locals of Beartown struggle to
overcome the past, great change is on the horizon. Someone is coming home
after a long time away. Someone will be laid to rest. Someone will fall in
love, someone will try to fix their marriage, and someone will do anything to
save their children. Someone will submit to hate, someone will fight, and
someone will grab a gun and walk towards the ice rink. So what are the
residents of Beartown willing to sacrifice for their home? Everything.
A little book with a big heart! I read this beautifully imagined and moving
novella in one sitting, utterly wowed, wanting to share it with everyone I
know. --Lisa Genova, bestselling author of Still Alice From the New York Times
bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You
She's Sorry, and Britt-Marie Was Here comes an exquisitely moving portrait of
an elderly man's struggle to hold on to his most precious memories, and his
family's efforts to care for him even as they must find a way to let go. With
all the same charm of his bestselling full-length novels, here Fredrik Backman
once again reveals his unrivaled understanding of human nature and deep
compassion for people in difficult circumstances. This is a tiny gem with a
message you'll treasure for a lifetime.
A little book with a big heart—from the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Anxious People. “I read this beautifully imagined and moving novella in one sitting, utterly wowed, wanting to share it with everyone I know.” —Lisa Genova, bestselling author of Still Alice From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here, and Anxious People comes an exquisitely moving portrait of an elderly man’s struggle to hold on to his most precious memories, and his family’s efforts to care for him even as they must find a way to let go. With all the same charm of his bestselling full-length novels, here Fredrik Backman once again reveals his unrivaled understanding of human nature and deep compassion for people in difficult circumstances. This is a tiny gem with a message you’ll treasure for a lifetime.
Taken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers--including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages, and a plucky octogenarian--discover their unexpected common traits.
The international phenomenon: quirky and bittersweet, heartbreaking yet
outrageously funny. Perfect for fans of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
and The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of a Window and Disappeared.
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove returns with a dazzling, profound novel about a small town with a big dream—and the price required to make it come true. People say Beartown is finished. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever encroaching trees. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this town. And in that ice rink is the reason people in Beartown believe tomorrow will be better than today. Their junior ice hockey team is about to compete in the national semi-finals, and they actually have a shot at winning. All the hopes and dreams of this place now rest on the shoulders of a handful of teenage boys. Being responsible for the hopes of an entire town is a heavy burden, and the semi-final match is the catalyst for a violent act that will leave a young girl traumatized and a town in turmoil. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of Beartown, leaving no resident unaffected. Beartown explores the hopes that bring a small community together, the secrets that tear it apart, and the courage it takes for an individual to go against the grain. In this story of a small forest town, Fredrik Backman has found the entire world.
