Fredrik Backman (born 2 June 1981) is a Swedish author, blogger, and columnist. He wrote A Man Called Ove (2012), Things My Son Needs to Know about the World (2012), My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (2013), Britt-Marie Was Here (2014), Beartown (2017), Us Against You (2018), Anxious People (2020), and The Winners (2022). The books were number one bestsellers in his home country of Sweden. Backman's books have been published in more than twenty-five languages.[1]
Backman grew up in Helsingborg, Scania, Sweden. He has been writing for the Swedish newspaper Helsingborgs Dagblad and for the Swedish men's magazine, Moore Magazine. Backman debuted as a novelist in 2012 with A Man Called Ove. The novel was adapted as a film which premiered on December 25, 2015.[2] The rights to his book Beartown were bought by Swedish production company, Filmlance, and are set to be adapted for television.[3] Many of his books have been translated into English. After his debut novel, A Man Called Ove, was translated into English, it remained on the best seller list for 42 weeks[clarification needed]. Following the success of his first book, Atria bought the rights to his other novels and had them translated into English.[4]
Personal life
Fredrik Backman married Neda Shafti Backman in 2009.[5] They have two children. His second book, Things My Son Needs to Know about the World (2012), was based on his own experiences with parenting. He labeled it a "dysfunctional parenting guide" and made a deal that his publisher had to publish the book in order to publish A Man Called Ove.[6]
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Fredrik Backman born 2 June 1981 is a Swedish author blogger and columnist He wrote A Man Called Ove 2012 Things My Son Needs to Know about the World 2012 My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She s Sorry 2013 Britt Marie Was Here 2014 Beartown 2017 Us Against You 2018 Anxious People 2020 and The Winners 2022 The books were number one bestsellers in his home country of Sweden Backman s books have been published in more than twenty five languages 1 Fredrik BackmanBackman at Bokmassan 2013Born 1981 06 02 2 June 1981 age 41 Brannkyrka in Soderort SwedenOccupationColumnist blogger and novelistPeriod2012 presentGenreFiction Realistic Fiction Satire HumorNotable worksA Man Called Ove My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She s Sorry Britt Marie Was Here BeartownSpouseNeda Shafti BackmanSignatureWebsitefredrikbackmanbooks wbr com Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditBackman grew up in Helsingborg Scania Sweden He has been writing for the Swedish newspaper Helsingborgs Dagblad and for the Swedish men s magazine Moore Magazine Backman debuted as a novelist in 2012 with A Man Called Ove The novel was adapted as a film which premiered on December 25 2015 2 The rights to his book Beartown were bought by Swedish production company Filmlance and are set to be adapted for television 3 Many of his books have been translated into English After his debut novel A Man Called Ove was translated into English it remained on the best seller list for 42 weeks clarification needed Following the success of his first book Atria bought the rights to his other novels and had them translated into English 4 Personal life EditFredrik Backman married Neda Shafti Backman in 2009 5 They have two children His second book Things My Son Needs to Know about the World 2012 was based on his own experiences with parenting He labeled it a dysfunctional parenting guide and made a deal that his publisher had to publish the book in order to publish A Man Called Ove 6 Bibliography EditEn man som heter Ove 2012 English translation A Man Called Ove 2013 7 8 Saker min son behover veta om varlden 2012 English translation Things My Son Needs to Know About the World 2019 9 Min mormor halsar och sager forlat 2013 English translation My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She s Sorry 2015 10 Britt Marie var har 2014 English translation Britt Marie Was Here released in May 2016 11 And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer A Novella November 2016 12 Beartown also titled The Scandal 13 in United Kingdom April 2017 14 The Deal of a Lifetime A Novella October 2017 15 Us Against You sequel to Beartown June 2018 16 Folk med angest 2019 English Translation Anxious People September 2020 17 Vinnarna English translationThe Winners last in Beartown trilogy September 2022 References Edit Fredrik Backman s Biography Simon amp Schuster Retrieved 15 February 2016 A Man Called Ove 2015 Swedish Film Database Retrieved 15 February 2016 Fredrik Backman s Beartown to be adapted for TV Simon amp Schuster Retrieved 1 August 2017 Alter Alexandra 28 October 2016 The Man Behind A Man Called Ove Sweden s Latest Hit Novel The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 24 March 2021 Author Bio PLG CONTENT PAGEBREAK PAGE NUM LitLovers www litlovers com Retrieved 24 March 2021 Haupt Angela A Man Called Ove author Fredrik Backman reflects on the highs and lows of fatherhood Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Retrieved 26 March 2021 A Man Called Ove Simon amp Schuster 5 May 2015 ISBN 9781476738024 Retrieved 15 February 2016 Fredrik Backman s Biography Litlovers Retrieved 15 February 2016 Things my son needs to know about the world worldcat org OCLC 1061304451 Retrieved 7 August 2019 My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She s Sorry Simon amp Schuster 16 June 2015 ISBN 9781501115066 Retrieved 15 February 2016 Britt Marie Was Here Simon amp Schuster 7 February 2017 ISBN 9781501142543 Retrieved 15 February 2016 And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer A Novella Simon amp Schuster November 2016 ISBN 9781501160486 Retrieved 1 August 2017 The Scandal Penguin Books Retrieved 1 August 2017 Beartown Simon amp Schuster 25 April 2017 ISBN 9781501160769 Retrieved 1 August 2017 The Deal of a Lifetime A Novella Simon amp Schuster 31 October 2017 ISBN 9781501193491 Retrieved 21 December 2017 Us Against You sequel to Beartown Simon amp Schuster Retrieved 1 August 2017 Anxious People www goodreads com Retrieved 27 December 2019 External links EditFredrik Backman s Website Archived 21 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Fredrik Backman at IMDb Fredrik Backman on Twitter Fredrik Backman on Instagram Fredrik Backman on Facebook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fredrik Backman amp oldid 1116167766, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
