In this Swedish bestseller, Ove is a lovably miserable neighborhood curmudgeon—think a cross between Up’s Carl Fredricksen and Parks and Recreation’s Ron Swanson—who spends his days inspecting his ...

When I call Fredrik Backman from halfway across the world – he in his Stockholm apartment, me in my New York one – he says something I don’t expect. The “Anxious People” author is soft-spoken, even ...

Fredrik Backman is a Swedish author who gained fame from his debut novel "A Man Called Ove." The book that was originally published in Sweden had a slow start in the United States, but after 18 months ...

Fredrik Backman got tepid responses when he sent out the manuscript for his debut novel, A Man Called Ove. Most publishers ignored him, and several turned it down. After a few months and a few more ...

Bestselling Swedish writer Fredrik Backman says he never struggled with his confidence as much as he did writing his new book, My Friends. In fact, he was seriously considering retiring. A year ago, ...

Mariella Frostrup talks to best-selling Swedish author Fredrik Backman about his new novel, The Scandal. Show more Fredrik Backman is an internationally bestselling author whose A Man Called Ove has ...

Fredrik Backman became a literary phenomenon with the publication of his debut novel, A Man Called Ove, 10 years ago in Sweden. The book spent 90 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and the ...