The Tunkhannock Public Library, the Dietrich Theater, and The Little Book Place invite you to read “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrick Backman as part of the Wyoming County Reads 2026.

Based on Fredrik Backman’s New York Times bestseller and directed by Stockholm native Hans Holm, “A Man Called Ove” ranks among classic Swedish cinema. Having already been selected as the Swedish ...

Fredrik Backman, the internationally bestselling author of “A Man Called Ove,” “Anxious People” and more, has signed with UTA in all areas. UTA will represent Backman in his expanding publishing ...

The cranky curmudgeon in this Swedish import walks around with the puckered face of a man who’s seemingly spent a lifetime sucking on lemons. He’s the quintessential sourpuss. Each morning, Ove ...

The remarkable true story of Gustaf Håkansson, affectionately known as “Stålfarfar” or “Steel Grandpa,” is being brought to the big screen by Strive Stories, the Stockholm-based production company ...

I saw the 2015 Swedish film adaptation of Fredrik Backman’s incredibly funny, heartbreaking novel “A Man Called Ove” the year it came out — before I had read the book, and long before I had any idea I ...

Based on the international bestselling book, “A Man Called Otto” starring Tom Hanks is the English language remake of the 2015 Swedish film “A Man Called Ove." "A Man Called Otto" stars Oscar-winner ...