《A Man Called Ove》英文版

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来认识一下欧维,这个59岁的老头,脾气古怪,带着坚不可摧的原则、每天恪守的常规以及随时发飙的脾性在社区晃来晃去,被背地里称为“地狱来的恶邻”。他每天一大早就四处巡视,搬动没停进格线的脚踏车,检查垃圾是否按规定分类,抱怨谁家的草坪还不修剪,诅咒那只掉了毛的流浪猫。没完没了 。

他想自杀。

直到一个十一月的早晨,当一对话痨夫妇和他们的两个话痨女儿搬到隔壁,不小心撞坏了他的邮筒……


本专辑由百叶窗成员Aimee录制

In this bestselling and “charming debut” (People) from one of Sweden’s most successful authors, a grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door.

Meet Ove. He’s a curmudgeon—the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him “the bitter neighbor from hell.” But must Ove be bitter just because he doesn’t walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time?

Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove’s mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents’ association to their very foundations.



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