Fredrik Backman

Backman was born and raised in southern Sweden, in the Stockholm suburbs. As a young man he wrote for the Swedish newspaper Helsingsborgs Dagblad, and he also began keeping a blog in 2009. The material for his first novel, A Man Called Ove, first appeared on his blog. When the novel was finally published in 2012, it became an overnight sensation: it was translated into 25 languages, became an international bestseller, and was on the New York Times Best Seller list for 42 weeks. Backman has since written several other novels that have been hits in Sweden and internationally, including My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry, Beartown, and Britt-Marie Was Here. A Man Called Ove, Beartown, and Anxious People have been adapted for film and television since their publication. Backman lives in Stockholm with his wife and two children.