Fredrik Backman

Född 1981 @Backmanland

Skönlitteratur

Fredrik Backman is a bestselling Swedish author known for his heartwarming and quirky stories.
His novels, including A Man Called Ove and Beartown, have been published in over 40 countries and have garnered widespread acclaim.
Backman's writing style is characterized by its blend of humor, emotion, and insightful social commentary.
He has a talent for creating unique, lovable characters and exploring themes of community, family, and personal growth.
In addition to novels, Backman has written novellas and non-fiction.
He lives in Stockholm with his wife and two children, and engages with fans on social media platforms.

Böcker av Fredrik Backman

Mina vänner

av Fredrik Backman

An orphan inherits a painting and follows a stranger to the sea instead of selling it.

4.32

500 000+

🖤 Found Family 🎨 Power Of Art 👴👧 Intergenerational Bond

Immersiv

Mina vänner

An orphan inherits a painting and follows a stranger to the sea instead of selling it.

av Fredrik Backman 2025 436 sidor

4.32

500 000+ betyg

🖤 Found Family 🎨 Power Of Art 👴👧 Intergenerational Bond

En man som heter Ove

av Fredrik Backman • 2012

A curmudgeonly widower's suicide plans keep getting interrupted by neighbors who actually need him.

4.38

1 000 000+

🧓 Curmudgeon Hero 🫂 Found Family 🏘️ Small-Town Life

En man som heter Ove

A curmudgeonly widower's suicide plans keep getting interrupted by neighbors who actually need him.

av Fredrik Backman 2012 337 sidor

4.38

1 000 000+ betyg

🧓 Curmudgeon Hero 🫂 Found Family 🏘️ Small-Town Life

Folk med ångest

av Fredrik Backman • 2019

A desperate bank robber crashes an apartment viewing, turning it into an accidental hostage crisis.

4.16

800 000+

🏔️ Nordic Literary Fiction 🫂 Found Family 🤦 Bungled Crime

Folk med ångest

A desperate bank robber crashes an apartment viewing, turning it into an accidental hostage crisis.

av Fredrik Backman 2019 336 sidor

4.16

800 000+ betyg

🏔️ Nordic Literary Fiction 🫂 Found Family 🤦 Bungled Crime

Björnstad

av Fredrik Backman • 2016

When a Swedish hockey town's star player assaults a girl, loyalty and justice collide.

4.29

600 000+

🎭 Small Town Drama 🏒 Sports Drama 🤫 Small Town Secrets

Björnstad

When a Swedish hockey town's star player assaults a girl, loyalty and justice collide.

av Fredrik Backman 2016 432 sidor

4.29

600 000+ betyg

🎭 Small Town Drama 🏒 Sports Drama 🤫 Small Town Secrets

Min mormor hälsar och säger förlåt

av Fredrik Backman • 2013

Delivering her grandmother's apologies, a girl discovers the fairy tales they shared are real.

4.07

200 000+

✉️ Posthumous Letters 👵 Eccentric Elder 📖 Fairy Tale Motifs

Min mormor hälsar och säger förlåt

Delivering her grandmother's apologies, a girl discovers the fairy tales they shared are real.

av Fredrik Backman 2013 372 sidor

4.07

200 000+ betyg

✉️ Posthumous Letters 👵 Eccentric Elder 📖 Fairy Tale Motifs

Vi mot er

av Fredrik Backman • 2017

After a rape scandal, Beartown's only hope lies with a female coach and her outcast team.

4.37

200 000+

🏘️ Small Town Drama 🇸🇪 Scandinavian Fiction 🔥 Tribalism

Vi mot er

After a rape scandal, Beartown's only hope lies with a female coach and her outcast team.

av Fredrik Backman 2017 448 sidor

4.37

200 000+ betyg

🏘️ Small Town Drama 🇸🇪 Scandinavian Fiction 🔥 Tribalism

Britt-Marie var här

av Fredrik Backman • 2014

An order-obsessed woman trades her cheating husband for a dying town and a youth soccer team.

4.09

200 000+

🌱 Starting Over At Sixty 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ⚽ Reluctant Mentorship

Britt-Marie var här

An order-obsessed woman trades her cheating husband for a dying town and a youth soccer team.

av Fredrik Backman 2014 324 sidor

4.09

200 000+ betyg

🌱 Starting Over At Sixty 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ⚽ Reluctant Mentorship

Vinnarna

av Fredrik Backman • 2021

A small hockey town braces for a storm that unearths its buried secrets and oldest wounds.

4.45

100 000+

🏘️ Small Town Drama 🏒 Literary Sports 🎭 Ensemble Cast

Vinnarna

A small hockey town braces for a storm that unearths its buried secrets and oldest wounds.

av Fredrik Backman 2021 671 sidor

4.45

100 000+ betyg

🏘️ Small Town Drama 🏒 Literary Sports 🎭 Ensemble Cast

Och varje morgon blir vägen hem längre och längre

av Fredrik Backman • 2015

An old man's mind shrinks each day, but his grandson keeps walking him home.

4.33

100 000+

🧠 Dementia Narrative 👴 Grandfather Grandson 🏠 Family Rituals

Och varje morgon blir vägen hem längre och längre

An old man's mind shrinks each day, but his grandson keeps walking him home.

av Fredrik Backman 2015 97 sidor

4.33

100 000+ betyg

🧠 Dementia Narrative 👴 Grandfather Grandson 🏠 Family Rituals

The Answer Is No

av Fredrik Backman • 2024

A loner's world unravels when a frying pan sparks a bureaucratic war and accidental online cult.

3.91

100 000+

🎭 Satirical Fiction 🏘️ Reluctant Community 📋 Absurd Bureaucracy

The Answer Is No

A loner's world unravels when a frying pan sparks a bureaucratic war and accidental online cult.

av Fredrik Backman 2024 68 sidor

3.91

100 000+ betyg

🎭 Satirical Fiction 🏘️ Reluctant Community 📋 Absurd Bureaucracy

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