Backman Fredrik — Knigausa Bookstore: Russian Books

A Man Called Ove. Бэкман. Человек по имени Ове

Sat, 08 Jun 2024 15:22:57 +0000

The international phenomenon: quirky and bittersweet, heartbreaking yet outrageously funny. Perfect for fans of Rachel Joyce’s The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Jonas Jonasson’s The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of a Window and Disappeared.The word-of-mouth bestseller causing a sensation across Europe, Fredrik Backman’s heartwarming debut is a funny, moving, uplifting tale of love and community that will leave you with a spring in your step.’Warm, funny, and almost unbearably moving’ Daily Mail’Rescued all those men who constantly mean to read novels but never get round to it’ Spectator Books of the YearAt first sight, Ove is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. He thinks himself surrounded by idiots — neighbours who can’t reverse a trailer properly, joggers, shop assistants who talk in code, and the perpetrators of the vicious coup d’etat that ousted him as Chairman of the Residents’ Association. He will persist in making his daily inspection rounds of the local streets.But isn’t it rare, these days, to find such old-fashioned clarity of belief and deed? Such unswerving conviction about what the world should be, and a lifelong dedication to making it just so?In the end, you will see, there is something about Ove that is quite irresistible…There is something about Ove.At first sight, he is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. He thinks himself surrounded by idiots — neighbours who can’t reverse a trailer properly, joggers, shop assistants who talk in code, and the perpetrators of the vicious coup d’etat that ousted him as Chairman of the Residents’ Association. He will persist in making his daily inspection rounds of the local streets.But isn’t it rare, these days, to find such old-fashioned clarity of belief and deed? Such unswerving conviction about what the world should be, and a lifelong dedication to making it just so?In the end, you will see, there is something about Ove that is quite irresistible…The word-of-mouth bestseller causing a sensation across Europe, Fredrik Backman’s heartwarming debut is a funny, moving, uplifting tale of love and community that will leave you with a spring in your step — and less ready to judge on first impressions a man you might one day wish to have as your dearest friend.

Anxious People (Fredrik Backman) Тревожные люди (Фредерик Бакман)/ Книги на английском языке

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 03:53:10 +0000

Anxious People (Fredrik Backman)An instant #1 New York Times bestseller, the new novel from the author of A Man Called Ove is a “quirky, big-hearted novel….Wry, wise and often laugh-out-loud funny, it’s a wholly original story that delivers pure pleasure” (People).Looking at real estate isn’t usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes a group of strangers hostage. The captives include a recently retired couple who relentlessly hunt down fixer-uppers to avoid the painful truth that they can’t fix their own marriage. There’s a wealthy bank director who has been too busy to care about anyone else and a young couple who are about to have their first child but can’t seem to agree on anything. Add to the mix an eighty-seven-year-old woman who has lived long enough not to be afraid of someone waving a gun in her face, a flustered but still-ready-to-make-a-deal real estate agent, and a mystery man who has locked himself in the apartment’s only bathroom, and you’ve got the worst group of hostages in the world.Each of them carries a lifetime of grievances, hurts, secrets, and passions that are ready to boil over. None of them is entirely who they appear to be. And all of them—the bank robber included—desperately crave some sort of rescue. As the authorities and the media surround the premises, these reluctant allies will reveal surprising truths about themselves and set in motion a chain of events so unexpected that even they can hardly explain what happens next.Новый роман автора книги «Вторая жизнь Уве» мгновенно стал бестселлером №1 по версии New York Times.Тревожные люди (Фредерик Бакман)Поиск недвижимости обычно не является вопросом жизни и смерти, но день открытых дверей в квартире становится именно им, когда врывается неудавшийся грабитель банка и берет в заложники группу незнакомцев. В число пленников входит пара, недавно вышедшая на пенсию, которая безжалостно выслеживает тех, кто занимается ремонтом, чтобы избежать болезненной правды о том, что они не могут исправить свой собственный брак. Есть богатый директор банка, который был слишком занят, чтобы заботиться о ком-либо еще, и молодая пара, которая вот-вот родит первого ребенка, но, похоже, не может ни о чем договориться. Добавьте к этому восьмидесятисемилетнюю женщину, которая прожила достаточно долго, чтобы не бояться, что кто-то машет ей пистолетом в лицо, растерянного, но все еще готового заключить сделку агента по недвижимости, и загадочного человека, который заперся в единственной ванной в квартире, и у вас худшая группа заложников в мире.Каждый из них несет в себе всю жизнь, полную обид, обид, тайн и страстей, готовых выплеснуться наружу. Никто из них не является полностью тем, кем кажется. И все они, включая грабителя банка, отчаянно жаждут какого-то спасения. Когда власти и средства массовой информации окружают помещение, эти упрямые союзники раскроют удивительную правду о себе и запустят цепь событий, настолько неожиданных, что даже они вряд ли смогут объяснить, что произойдет дальше.

Things My Son Needs to Know About the World

Fri, 31 May 2024 17:14:08 +0000

In between the sleep-obsessed lows and oxytocin-fuelled highs, Backman takes a step back to share his own experience of fatherhood and how he navigates such unchartered territory.Part memoir, part manual, part love letter to his son, this book relays the big and the small lessons in life.As he watches his son take his first steps into the world, he teaches him how to navigate both love — and IKEA — and tries to explain why, sometimes, his dad might hold his hand just a little bit too tightly.This is an irresistible and insightful collection from one of the world’s most beautiful storytellers — the bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Beartown.Фредрик Бакман определяет жанр книги «Что мой сын должен знать об устройстве этого мира» как «расширенный блог» — она действительно напоминает онлайн-дневник или серию постов в ЖЖ. Обращаясь к своему маленькому сыну, автор рассуждает о самых разных предметах — от футбола до «Икеи», от компьютерных игр до категорий добра и зла. И попутно делится первым, порой комичным, опытом отцовства — с той уникальной чисто бакмановской смесью иронии и нежности, которая принесла ему любовь миллионов читателей. Это не только разговор на равных с крохотным существом, которому еще предстоит вырасти в личность, но и честный разговор с самим собой, попытка осмыслить свою ответственность за происходящее в мире.Книга на английском языке.

Britt-Marie Was Here (Ned)

Fri, 31 May 2024 12:53:08 +0000

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.

My Grandmother Sends Her Regards & Apologises

Sun, 26 May 2024 18:05:06 +0000

Heartbreaking and hilarious in equal measure, the new novel by the author of the internationally bestselling phenomenon A Man Called Ove will charm and delight anyone who has ever had a grandmother. Everyone remembers the smell of their grandmother’s house. Everyone remembers the stories their grandmother told them. But does everyone remember their grandmother flirting with policemen? Driving illegally? Breaking into a zoo in the middle of the night? Firing a paintball gun from a balcony in her dressing gown? Seven-year-old Elsa does. Some might call Elsa’s granny eccentric, or even crazy. Elsa calls her a superhero. And granny’s stories, of knights and princesses and dragons and castles, are her superpower. Because, as Elsa is starting to learn, heroes and villains don’t always exist in imaginary kingdoms; they could live just down the hallway. As Christmas draws near, even the best superhero grandmothers may have one or two things they’d like to apologise for. And, in the process, Elsa can have some breath-taking adventures of her own…