A Man Called Ove

Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon--the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside hi... (more)

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 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. (less)

Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon; the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside hi... (more)

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 neighbour 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. (less)

Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon--the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside hi... (more)

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 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. (less)

Ove is the quintessential grumpy old man next door, a curmudgeon with staunch principles and a short fuse. Ove has nearl... (more)

Ove is the quintessential grumpy old man next door, a curmudgeon with staunch principles and a short fuse. Ove has nearly given up on life when a boisterous young family moves in next door, accidentally flattening his mailbox and upending his ordered, solitary world in the process. As an unlikely friendship between Ove and his new Iranian-Swedish neighbor begins to form, Ove's past happinesses and heartbreaks come flooding back and what emerges is a tale of human connection. (less)

Ove is the quintessential grumpy old man next door, a curmudgeon with staunch principles and a short fuse. Ove has nearl... (more)

Ove is the quintessential grumpy old man next door, a curmudgeon with staunch principles and a short fuse. Ove has nearly given up on life when a boisterous young family moves in next door, accidentally flattening his mailbox and upending his ordered, solitary world in the process. As an unlikely friendship between Ove and his new Iranian-Swedish neighbor begins to form, Ove's past happinesses and heartbreaks come flooding back and what emerges is a tale of human connection. (less)