Fredrik Backman

No existe un manual para aprender a ejercer uno de los trabajos m s dif ciles que existe: ser padre. Afortunadamente para nosotros, el autor sueco m s reconocido e interesante de nuestros tiempos, Fredrik Backman (Un hombre llamado Ove, Gente ansiosa, Britt-Marie estuvo aqu ), nos alumbra el camino con an cdotas personales tan graciosas como enternecedoras. A mi hijo: Quiero pedirte disculpas por todo lo que har durante m s o menos los pr ximos dieciocho a os. Pero, cuando me ponga dif cil, cuando me comporte de forma bochornosa, o arbitraria o injusta contigo, quiero que recuerdes bien aquel d a que te negaste a decirme d nde diablos hab as escondido las malditas llaves del coche. Entonces, quiero que recuerdes que fuiste t quien lo empez todo. --Tu pap . Cosas que mi hijo necesita saber sobre el mundo abarca las preocupaciones, situaciones y tem ticas de la paternidad de forma l dica y sensible como pocos saben hacerlo. Una invitaci n honesta y conmovedora a celebrar los altibajos y el camino imperfecto de la paternidad. FREDRIK BACKMAN es autor de nueve libros, entre ellos el bestseller internacional Un hombre llamado Ove, cuya versi n cinematogr fica fue candidata a dos scar, y Gente ansiosa, una futura serie en Netflix. Sus obras han sido traducidas a cuarenta y seis idiomas. Backman vive en Estocolmo con su esposa y sus dos hijos.

Fredrik Backman, el autor bestseller de Gente ansiosa, nos trae una novela emocionante, tierna y graciosa que celebra la importancia de la comunidad y de las conexiones entre las personas en un mundo que a veces intenta alejarnos los unos de los otros. Tras dejar a su esposo infiel, Britt-Marie encuentra trabajo como encargada en el casi clausurado centro c vico de Borg, un abandonado y ruinoso pueblo del que lo nico bueno que puede decirse es que tiene una carretera. Esta quisquillosa mujer se ver envuelta en la vida de sus nuevos vecinos, un grupo de malhechores, borrachos y holgazanes que le demostrar n que la vida va m s all de tener un caj n de los cubiertos ordenado. Pero su reto m s grande a n est por venir: se enfrentar a la imposible tarea de entrenar al equipo de f tbol juvenil del pueblo para alzarse con la copa que se jugar en pocos d as. Podr Britt-Marie encontrar por fin su lugar en el mundo en este pueblo de inadaptados? FREDRIK BACKMAN es autor de nueve libros, entre ellos el bestseller internacional Un hombre llamado Ove, cuya versi n cinematogr fica fue candidata a dos scar. Sus obras se han traducido a cuarenta y seis idiomas. Backman vive en Estocolmo con su esposa y sus dos hijos.

Britt-Marie var här på rumänska.

In a small town in Sweden it appears to be an ordinary day. But look more closely, and you'll see a mysterious masked figure approaching a bank... Two hours later, chaos has descended. A bungled attempted robbery has developed into a hostage situation - and the offender is refusing to communicate their demands to the police. Within the building, fear quickly turns to irritation for the seven strangers trapped inside. If this is to be their last day on earth, shouldn't it be a bit more dramatic? But as the minutes tick by, they begin to suspect that the criminal mastermind holding them hostage might be more in need of rescuing than they are...

Det er så nemt at få mennesker til at hade hinanden, at det er ubegribeligt, at vi nogensinde gør andet. De to bedsteveninder, Maya og Ana, tilbringer sommeren på en afsides ø og forsøger at glemme resten af verden, men intet går, som de håber på. Rivaliseringen mellem Bjørneby og nabobyen Hed vokser i en vanvittig kamp om penge, magt og overlevelse, som eksploderer, når byernes hockeyhold møder hinanden. Samtidig afsløres en ung hockeyspillers inderste hemmelighed, og et helt samfund tvinges til at vise, hvad det egentlig står for. Det vil hedde sig, at volden kom til Bjørneby det år, men det er løgn, den var der allerede. Fredrik Backmans OS MOD JER er den fritstående efterfølger til Bjørneby og en intens skildring af dræbende relationer i en lille by. Efter de frygtelige hændelser, der rystede Bjørneby i den første bog, fortæller OS MOD JER historien om månederne, der fulgte. En fortælling om loyalitet, venskab og kærlighed, som overvinder alt.

Beartown is dying . . . Tucked in a forest in the frozen north, Beartown's residents are tough and hardworking. They don't expect life to be easy, but they do expect it to be fair. Which is why the sudden loss of their hockey players to the rival town of Hed hurts. Everyone needs something to cheer for in the long winter nights. Now they have nothing. So when a new star player arrives, Coach Peter sees an opportunity to rebuild the team - to take on Hed and restore Beartown's fortunes. But not everyone in town sees it his way. As the big game between both towns approaches, the rivalry turns bitter and all too real. Once the stands rumbled with threats to 'kill' and 'ruin' each other, but the residents didn't mean it. Now they do. By the time the last goal is scored, someone in Beartown will be dead . . . Us Against You is the story of two towns, two teams and what it means to believe in something bigger than yourself. It's about how people come together - sometimes in anger, often in sorrow, but also through love. And how, when we stand together, we can bring a town back to life.

Det er så nemt at få mennesker til at hade hinanden, at det er ubegribeligt, at vi nogensinde gør andet. De to bedsteveninder, Maya og Ana, tilbringer sommeren på en afsides ø og forsøger at glemme resten af verden, men intet går, som de håber på. Rivaliseringen mellem Bjørneby og nabobyen Hed vokser i en vanvittig kamp om penge, magt og overlevelse, som eksploderer, når byernes hockeyhold møder hinanden. Samtidig afsløres en ung hockeyspillers inderste hemmelighed, og et helt samfund tvinges til at vise, hvad det egentlig står for. Det vil hedde sig, at volden kom til Bjørneby det år, men det er løgn, den var der allerede. Fredrik Backmans OS MOD JER er den fritstående efterfølger til Bjørneby og en intens skildring af dræbende relationer i en lille by. Efter de frygtelige hændelser, der rystede Bjørneby i den første bog, fortæller OS MOD JER historien om månederne, der fulgte. En fortælling om loyalitet, venskab og kærlighed, som overvinder alt.

Beartown is a small town in a large Swedish forest. For most of the year it is under a thick blanket of snow, experiencing the kind of cold and dark that brings people closer together - or pulls them apart. Its isolation means that Beartown has been slowly shrinking with each passing year. But now the town is on the verge of an astonishing revival. Everyone can feel the excitement. A bright new future is just around the corner. Until the day it is all put in jeopardy by a single, brutal act. It divides the town into those who think it should be hushed up and forgotten, and those who'll risk the future to see justice done. At last, it falls to one young man to find the courage to speak the truth that it seems no one else wants to hear. With the town's future at stake, no one can stand by or stay silent. Everyone is on one side or the other. Which side would you be on?

The New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, and Anxious People captivates readers with this "warm and satisfying" (People) story "about a woman rediscovering herself after a personal crisis...fans of Backman will find another winner in these pages" (Publishers Weekly). Britt-Marie can't stand mess. A disorganized cutlery drawer ranks high on her list of unforgivable sins. She is not one to judge others--no matter how ill-mannered, unkempt, or morally suspect they might be. It's just that sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as criticisms, which is certainly not her intention. But hidden inside the socially awkward, fussy busybody is a woman who has more imagination, bigger dreams, and a warmer heart that anyone around her realizes. When Britt-Marie walks out on her cheating husband and has to fend for herself in the miserable backwater town of Borg--of which the kindest thing one can say is that it has a road going through it--she finds work as the caretaker of a soon-to-be demolished recreation center. The fastidious Britt-Marie soon finds herself being drawn into the daily doings of her fellow citizens, an odd assortment of miscreants, drunkards, layabouts. Most alarming of all, she's given the impossible task of leading the supremely untalented children's soccer team to victory. In this small town of misfits, can Britt-Marie find a place where she truly belongs? Funny and moving, sweet and inspiring, Britt-Marie Was Here celebrates the importance of community and connection in a world that can feel isolating.

The number 1 European bestseller by the author of New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon A Man Called Ove, Britt-Marie was Here is a funny, poignant and uplifting tale of love, community, and second chances. For as long as anyone can remember, Britt-Marie has been an acquired taste. It's not that she's judgemental, or fussy, or difficult - she just expects things to be done in a certain way. A cutlery drawer should be arranged in the right order, for example (forks, knives, then spoons). We're not animals, are we? But behind the passive-aggressive, socially awkward, absurdly pedantic busybody is a woman who has more imagination, bigger dreams and a warmer heart than anyone around her realizes. So when Britt-Marie finds herself unemployed, separated from her husband of 20 years, left to fend for herself in the miserable provincial backwater that is Borg - of which the kindest thing one can say is that it has a road going through it - and somehow tasked with running the local football team, she is a little unprepared. But she will learn that life may have more to offer her that she's ever realised, and love might be found in the most unexpected of places.

A funny, poignant and uplifting tale of love, community, and second chances, from the international bestselling author of A Man Called Ove.

Britt-Marie var her av Fredrik Backman, forfatteren av suksessboka En mann ved navn OveBritt-Marie (63) har forlatt sin utro ektemann og er klar for et nytt liv. Det første hun må gjøre er å skaffe seg en jobb, og dermed åpner det seg nye og helt uventede muligheter. Det handler om fordommer, om hvordan man organiserer bestikket og om et gudsforlatt sted langs veien. Det er en fortelling om å få en ny sjanse, om det første avsparket og om at nesten alt kan rengjøres med natron. "På samme måte som Arto Paasilinna graver han i sitt lands nasjonalkarakter og forstørrer det han finner til noe grotesk som har kraft til å utløse latter og en og annen tåre." Gøteborg-PostenLes utdrag fra boka

Svensk bestselger! Boken fikk fantastiske anmeldelser da den kom ut i Sverige i 2012, og leserne elsket den. Ove er 59 år. Han kjører Saab. Til tross for at han ble sparket som styreleder i borettslaget for flere år siden (i det som Ove selv bare omtaler som «statskuppet»), klarer han ikke å la være å blande seg inn. Han sjekker at alt er på stell, og at ingen bryter reglene. Men når de nyinnflyttede naboene i rekkehuset midt imot er så uheldige å ødelegge Oves postkasse, blir det opptakten til en humoristisk og hjertevarm historie om rufsete katter, uventet vennskap - og kunsten å rygge med tilhenger. Det som skjer, kommer til å forandre en mann og et borettslag for alltid. En roman om kjærlighet, skikkelig verktøy og betydningen av alltid å kjøre Saab. Les utdrag fra boka:

Anotatsija "Moji druzi", Fredrik BakmanNa odnomu z najvidomishikh poloten u sviti majzhe nikhto ne pomichaje trokh krikhitnikh postatej na kraju pirsa. Dlja bilshosti gljadachiv tse lishe morskij pejzazh. Odnak Lujiza - samotnja visimnadtsjatirichna divchina, jaka mrije stati khudozhnitseju, - bachit descho bilshe: kozhna iz tsikh postatej tajit istoriju. U dalekomu primorskomu mistechku zanedbanij pirs prikhischaje chotirokh pidlitkiv vid zhittjevikh rozcharuvan: tam voni zhartujut, mrijut, zvirjajut odne odnomu tajemnitsi. Druzi - ti, zaradi kogo varto prokidatisja vrantsi, - stajut dlja tsikh zablukanikh dush oporoju. Togo nezabutnogo lita narodzhujetsja tvir mistetstva, jakij dvadtsjat p'jat rokiv po tomu nespodivano potrapit do ruk Lujizi. Vona pragne diznatisja istoriju stvorennja uljublenoji kartini, tozh virushaje v spovnenu nespodivanok podorozh, scho nazavzhdi zminit jiji zhittja. Bestseler The New York Times. Peremozhets Goodreads Choice Award 2025 za uljublenu khudozhnju prozu chitachiv. Nominant na British Book Awards 2026 v kategoriji "Khudozhnja kniga roku". Pro scho kniga? Nova kniga Bakmana - tse suchasna khudozhnja proza pro druzhbu j mistetstvo. Avtor pishe pro samotnist, vtratu, doroslishannja, zalezhnist i potrebu tvoriti. Geroji zrostajut cherez druzhbu, vtrati j dosvid, jakij zmushuje jikh inakshe podivitisja na sebe. Roman rozpovidajetsja u dvokh chasovikh linijakh. Atmosfera pojednuje gumor, bil, teplo ta stvorjuje vidchuttja, scho minule ne znikaje, a zminjuje formu. U teksti bagato zhivikh dialogiv, teplikh detalej i tikhikh momentiv, jaki postupovo nablizhajut chitachiv do gerojiv. Pro avtoraFredrik Bakman - shvedskij bestselernij pismennik, avtor romaniv "Cholovik na im'ja Uve", "Vedmezhe misto", "Trivozhni ljudi" ta inshikh. U period roboti nad "Mojimi druzjam" vin perezhivav silni tvorchi sumnivi j navit dumav zalishiti pismennitstvo. Spershu struktura romanu bula duzhe rozgaluzhena j mistila bezlich personazhiv, prote piznishe avtor zoseredivsja na chotirokh druzjakh. Chomu varto kupiti knigu "Moji druzi"? Tse firmovij roman Bakmana, de boljuchi temi rozkrivajutsja prosto, z gumorom i teplom, tomu istorija shvidko staje blizkoju. Kniga pidijde: shanuvalnikam suchasnoji emotsijnoji prozi; chitacham, jaki ljubljat romani pro druzhbu j mistetstvo; potsinovuvacham schemkikh istorij pro doroslishannja. Final zmushuje zamislitisja pro te, jak ljudi vplivajut na doli inshikh, j odin spogad chi tvir mistetstva mozhut zminiti chijes podalshe zhittja.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A Fallon Book Club Pick WINNER OF THE 2025 GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS FOR BEST FICTION A Most Anticipated Book of 2025: Goodreads - USA TODAY - Marie Claire - BookPage - Literary Lifestyle - Book Riot - Sunset Magazine - Totally Booked with Zibby Owens The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anxious People returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger's life twenty-five years later. Most people don't even notice them--three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it's just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise, and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures. Twenty-five years earlier, in a distant seaside town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their bruising home lives by spending long summer days on an abandoned pier, telling silly jokes, sharing secrets, and committing small acts of rebellion. These lost souls find in each other a reason to get up each morning, a reason to dream, a reason to love. Out of that summer emerges a transcendent work of art, a painting that will unexpectedly be placed into eighteen-year-old Louisa's care. She embarks on a surprise-filled cross-country journey to learn how the painting came to be and to decide what to do with it. The closer she gets to the painting's birthplace, the more nervous she becomes about what she'll find. Louisa is proof that happy endings don't always take the form we expect in this stunning testament to the transformative, timeless power of friendship and art.

Mina vänner är en oförglömligt varm och djupt rörande berättelse om fyra vilsna tonåringar vars vänskap skapar ett band så starkt att det påverkar en hel värld. De flesta lägger knappt märke till dem – tre små gestalter som sitter på en pir på en av världens mest kända målningar. De flesta som beundrar tavlan ser bara piren och havet, men Louisa, en ensam strulig artonåring, blir alldeles betagen och beslutar sig för att ta reda på historien om dessa tre gåtfulla figurer. Tjugofem år tidigare, i en avlägsen kuststad, hittar en grupp utsatta tonåringar en öde pir i hamnen där de hänger hela långa sommaren. De drar larviga skämt, delar hemligheter, tjuvröker och svalkar sig i havet. Gemenskapen ger dem en anledning att stiga upp på morgonen, en anledning att drömma, en anledning att våga älska. En av dem målar sitt första verk den sommaren. En tavla som senare kommer betraktas som en av sin tids stora mästerverk. Efter en rad osannolika händelser kommer Louisa över den världsberömda tavlan. Hon ger sig ut på en resa tvärs genom landet för att förstå hur målningen kom till och för att bestämma vad hon ska göra med den. Ju närmare hon kommer målningens ursprung, desto mer nervös blir hon för vad hon kan upptäcka. Mina vänner är en gripande och rolig berättelse om livsomvälvande vänskap i ungdomens sista dagar, ett vittnesmål om sorg, kärlek och att lyckliga slut inte alltid ser ut som vi förväntar oss.

My Friends, the brilliant new novel from Fredrik Backman, New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Anxious People, is coming in June 2025!