A Man Called Ove
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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Epilogue
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All Themes Memory and Grief Rules and Order Love, Family, and Community Principles, Fairness, and Loyalty
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Characters
All Characters Ove Sonja Parvaneh / “The Foreign Pregnant Woman” Patrick / “The Lanky One” Jimmy Anders Blond Weed Rune Anita The Man in the White Shirt The Cat Nasanin Mirsad / “The Young Man” Adrian / “The Youth” Lena Ove's Father Sonja's Father Tom
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A Man Called Ove

by Fredrik Backman
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13
  • Chapter 14
  • Chapter 15
  • Chapter 16
  • Chapter 17
  • Chapter 18
  • Chapter 19
  • Chapter 20
  • Chapter 21
  • Chapter 22
  • Chapter 23
  • Chapter 24
  • Chapter 25
  • Chapter 26
  • Chapter 27
  • Chapter 28
  • Chapter 29
  • Chapter 30
  • Chapter 31
  • Chapter 32
  • Chapter 33
  • Chapter 34
  • Chapter 35
  • Chapter 36
  • Chapter 37
  • Chapter 38
  • Chapter 39
  • Epilogue
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Memory and Grief Theme Icon
    Memory and Grief
  • Rules and Order Theme Icon
    Rules and Order
  • Love, Family, and Community Theme Icon
    Love, Family, and Community
  • Principles, Fairness, and Loyalty Theme Icon
    Principles, Fairness, and Loyalty
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Ove
  • Sonja
  • Parvaneh / “The Foreign Pregnant Woman”
  • Patrick / “The Lanky One”
  • Jimmy
  • Anders
  • Blond Weed
  • Rune
  • Anita
  • The Man in the White Shirt
  • The Cat
  • Nasanin
  • Mirsad / “The Young Man”
  • Adrian / “The Youth”
  • Lena
  • Ove's Father
  • Sonja's Father
  • Tom
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • White Shirts Symbol Icon
    White Shirts
  • Cars Symbol Icon
    Cars
  • Houses Symbol Icon
    Houses
  • Color (Pink) Symbol Icon
    Color (Pink)
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Brock, Zoë. "A Man Called Ove." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 29 Nov 2017. Web. 14 Mar 2026.


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Brock, Zoë. "A Man Called Ove." LitCharts LLC, November 29, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2026. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/a-man-called-ove.

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