Anita and Sonja became friends so Rune and Ove became friends to appease their wives.Īnita: Rune’s wife and lives two houses down from Ove.
Rune: Rune and Ove, with their wives, moved into the neighborhood on the same day. He refers her as Blond Weed because she’s blond, tall, and wears very tall high heels. He dates a woman that Ove refers to as the Blond Weed.īlond Weed: She is Anders’ girlfriend. He lived there with his mother until her death, which occurred a few years before the start of the novel.Īnders: He lives across the street and drives an Audi. Jimmy: A young overweight man who lives in the house between Ove and Rune. Patrick: Parvaneh’s husband and an IT consultant. Parvaneh: An Iranian woman moves in across the street with her husband Patrick and her two children, Nasanin and the seven-year-old. Sonja was very beautiful and she loved colors, chaos, and the humanities. Sonja: Ove’s late wife, who dies six months before the start of the novel. He distrusts the internet and people who work from home. Ove believes that men should do things-not just talk about them. He lost his mother when he’s 8 and his father at the age of 16. Ove: The 59-year-old protagonist of the novel. He hates all the “thirty-one-year olds” that have moved into his neighborhood, driving up property costs.Ĭharacter List: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Every morning he walks around the street locking up misplaced bicycles and tearing down flyers. He takes it upon himself to inspect the goings-on of his neighborhood. Ove drives a Saab and he criticize the people driving popular Japanese models.
This leads in to a comical and heartwarming tale of Ove and his life. They accidentally flatten Ove’s mailbox when husband was trying to reverse trailer car. One November morning a talkative young couple with their two talkative daughters move in next door. This grumpy but loveable man, Ove’s solitary world turned upside down when a young family moves in his neighborhood. Behind this cranky exterior of Ove, there is a story and sadness. People call him the harsh and bitter neighbor from the hell.
He doesn’t walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time. He has steadfast principles, uncompromising routines and a short fuse. Narration: Third Person Limited Point of view.īook Summary : A Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanĪ Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman is a story of a grumpy old man who points at people he dislikes as if they are burglars caught outside his bedroom window. Theme: Memory and Grief, Love, Family, Principles, Loyalty Major Characters: Ove, Parvaneh, Sonja, Rune, Adrian, Nasanin, Mirsad, Jimmy The English translation was published in 2013. Publisher (English): Washington Square Press, USįirst Publication: The novel was first published in Sweden in 2012. Title: A Man Called Ove (En man som heter Ove)
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