The shortest book of the list is Albom’s novel, which follows Eddie, who dies on the pier where he has worked his whole life ...

Here’s a glimpse of non-fiction as well as fiction titles that piqued our readers’ interest all month Matthew Reynolds’s book ...

This is not a book, this is a compilation of knowledge for stress-free survival in this complicated world. The pages ...

Swedish author Fredrik Backman is also a columnist for the Swedish newspaper Helsingborgs Dagblad and Moore Magazine. He has written eight novels that were bestsellers in his home country. Backman is ...

You feel Ove, the bitter man, whose monochrome life was filled with colour by his wife Sonja, and when she left, she took the colour with her, quoting Backman. It’s not a novel trope or arc; it ...

Elsewhere, king of the heartwarming read Fredrik Backman is back with another tearjerker and short story extraordinaire Wendy Erskine pens her debut novel. So, whether you’re after fiction that hooks ...

A Man Called Ove, is one such book, relating the story of a broken man, whose life had been filled with colour only by his late wife, Sonja.

If you opt for this approach, the first book you'll read is "A Man Called Ove," Backman's debut novel. This book was released in 2012 in Sweden before being published in English.

The film, which is based on a 2015 Swedish movie called A Man Called Ove, follows an aging, cynical widower who finds that his life is opened up after he develops a relationship with his neighbors.

A Man Called Otto is an American remake of the 2015 Swedish film, A Man Called Ove, which in turn is an adaptation of the 2012 novel of the same name by author Fredrik Backman.