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. Enfermé dans sa routine maniaque, à cheval sur ses principes, il se méfie de tout et de tous. Depuis la mort de sa femme et son licenciement, tous les matins, il inspecte le quartier, peste contre les automobilistes, et cherche le meilleur moyen de se suicider. Le problème : un chat pelé et une tripotée de nouveaux voisins semblent bien décidés à ne pas le laisser mourir en paix...
After the citizens of Beartown face yet another blow with the disbandment of their cherished hockey team, tensions rise as former players from nearby Hed revel in the news. Peter, the general manager of Beartown Hockey, is determined to save the Bears. Meanwhile, Elisabeth Zackell, a former pro-athlete, is appointed as the new coach and begins to assemble a team featuring Amat, the fastest player; Benji, the unpredictable lone wolf; and Vidar, a troublemaker. As they come together, challenges arise, especially when Benji's secret about his sexuality is revealed, leaving his friends feeling betrayed. The rivalry with Hed intensifies, leading to dangerous pranks and escalating animosity between the two towns. As the crucial match approaches, the stakes grow higher, culminating in the tragic death of a key player from Beartown. This loss forces both communities to confront whether the game they love can ever return to its simple roots of competition. The narrative serves as a poignant exploration of the stories that shape communities, filled with emotional highs and lows, showcasing the best of Fredrik Backman's storytelling.
My Friends, the brilliant new novel from Fredrik Backman, New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Anxious People, is coming in June 2025!
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.
A bank robber chased by the police ran into a company that had many customers coming to buy and sell houses. All customers have become hostages. Before the death, the hostages told each other about their lives. They wait to be rescued
For most of the year it is under a thick blanket of snow, experiencing the kind of cold and dark that brings people closer together - or pulls them apart. Its isolation means that Beartown has been slowly shrinking with each passing year. But now the town is on the verge of an astonishing revival : A bright new future is just around the corner. Until the day it is all put in jeopardy by a single, brutal act. It divides the town into those who think it should be hushed up and forgotten, and those who'll risk the future to see justice done. At last, it falls to one young man to find the courage to speak the truth that it seems no one else wants to hear. With the town's future at stake, no one can stand by or stay silent. Everyone is on one side or the other.
Britt-Marie is a socially awkward, fussy busybody who is used to being organized. When she walks out on her cheating husband and gets a job as caretaker of the dilapidated recreation center in Borg, she is woefully unprepared for the changes. But as she takes on the task of leading the supremely untalented children's soccer team to victory, she just might find a place she belongs
A must-read for fans of Rachel Joyce's The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fryand Maria Semple's Where'd You Go, Bernadette Heartbreaking and hilarious in equal measure, by the author of the New York Times bestselling phenomenon A Man Called Ove will charm and delight anyone who has ever had a grandmother. Everyone remembers the smell of their grandmother's house. Everyone remembers the stories their grandmother told them. But does everyone remember their grandmother flirting with policemen? Driving illegally? Breaking into a zoo in the middle of the night? Firing a paintball gun from a balcony in her dressing gown? Seven-year-old Elsa does. Some might call Elsa's granny 'eccentric', or even 'crazy'. Elsa calls her a superhero. And granny's stories, of knights and princesses and dragons and castles, are her superpower. Because, as Elsa is starting to learn, heroes and villains don't always exist in imaginary kingdoms; they could live just down the hallway. As Christmas draws near, even the best superhero grandmothers may have one or two things they'd like to apologise for. And, in the process, Elsa can have some breath-taking adventures of her own . . .
"Things My Son Needs to Know About the World collects the personal dispatches from the front lines of one of the most daunting experiences any man can experience: fatherhood. As he conveys his profound awe at experiencing all the "firsts" that fill him with wonder and catch him completely unprepared, Fredrik Backman doesn't shy away from revealing his own false steps and fatherly flaws, tackling issues both great and small, from masculinity and mid-life crises to practical jokes and poop. In between the sleep-deprived lows and wonderful highs, Backman takes a step back to share the true story of falling in love with a woman who is his complete opposite, and learning to live a life that revolves around the people you care about unconditionally. Alternating between humorous side notes and longer essays offering his son advice as he grows up and ventures out into the world, Backman relays the big and small lessons in life"-- Provided by publisher
