A Man Called Ove Summary - The Summary Guy

A Man Called Ove Summary

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  • Release Date: 2018-02-18
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A Man Called Ove - A Complete Summary

“A Man Called Ove is a biographical novel written by Fredrik Backman about a man named Ove and his life. 
Ove was a simple man who tried to live the simplest life he possibly could. He worked in a factory for as long as he could remember and was satisfied with his life. But after several events happened, one of them being the death of his wife, Ove decided to end his life. He tried to commit suicide on several occasions, but every attempt ended unsuccessfully. However, everything changed after some foreigners decided to move into the house next to his. 

It is the story about the life of a man who just could not fit in. His mindset and the way he lived was different from the lives of other people. His love for numbers and order to the point of obsession drove Ove to become a hermit. The novel is written in the style of a memoir, a reminiscing of the past life of a man who slowly embraced his fate as his life comes to its inevitable end. Filled with strong emotions of pain, loneliness, and the “good ol’ days,.’’

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