Anxious people a novel
Taken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers--including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages, and a plucky octogenarian--discover their unexpected common traits.
| Main Author: | Backman, Fredrik, 1981- (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Smith, Neil (Translator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English Swedish |
| Published: |
New York :
Atria Books,
2020.
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| Edition: | First Atria Books hardcover edition. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Taken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers--including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages, and a plucky octogenarian--discover their unexpected common traits. |
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| Item Description: |
"Originally published in Sweden in 2019 as: Folk med aĚŠngest."--title page verso. |
| Physical Description: |
341 pages ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781501160837 1501160834 |
| Author Notes: |
Carl Fredrik Backman is a Swedish columnist who grew up in Helsingborg. He has been writing for Helsingborgs Dagblad and Moore Magazine. He debuted in 2012 with the novel A Man Called Ove. He is also the author of My grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry. Both were number one bestsellers in his native Sweden and have been published around the world in more than twenty-five languages. His title's, Beartown and Us Against You, made The New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) |