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), ''The Winners'' (2022), and ''My Friends'' (2025). The books were number one bestsellers in his home country of Sweden. Backman's books have been published in more than twenty-five languages.

Biography

Backman grew up in

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, Sweden. He has been writing for the Swedish newspaper ''

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'' 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 25 December 2015, and again in 2023. The rights to his book ''Beartown'' were bought by Swedish production company, Filmlance. It was adapted for television in 2020. Many of his books have been translated into English. After his debut novel, ''A Man Called Ove'', was translated into English, it spent over a year on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list. Following the success of his first book, Atria/

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bought the rights to his other novels and had them translated into English.

Personal life

Fredrik Backman married Neda Shafti Backman in 2009. 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''.

Bibliography

*''En man som heter Ove'' (2012; English translation '' A Man Called Ove'', 2013) *''Saker min son behöver veta om världen'' (2012; English translation ''Things My Son Needs to Know About the World'', 2019) *''Min mormor hälsar och säger förlåt'' (2013; English translation '' My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry'', 2015) *''Britt-Marie var här'' (2014; English translation '' Britt-Marie Was Here'', released in May 2016) *''And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer: A Novella'' (November 2016) *'' Beartown'' (also titled ''The Scandal'' in United Kingdom: April 2017) *''The Deal of a Lifetime: A Novella'' (October 2017) *''Us Against You'' (sequel to ''Beartown'': June 2018) * ''Folk med ångest (''2019; English Translation '' Anxious People,'' September 2020) * ''Vinnarna'' (English translation ''The Winners'' (last in ''Beartown'' trilogy: September 2022) * ''The Answer is No'' (2024)https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219876684-the-answer-is-no * ''Mina Vänner'' (2025; English translation ''My Friends,'' May 2025)

References

External links

Fredrik Backman's Website
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