Ove is fifty-nine years old and lives alone. He has strict principles and a routine that never changes. Every day, he inspects the neighborhood and checks if the rules set by the homeowners' association are being followed. The neighbors consider him unapproachable, cold, and quirky. The world constantly disappoints him, and he does not hesitate to show his displeasure at every opportunity.
One day, the new noisy neighbors in the house across the street destroy his mailbox while trying to park a trailer. And so the quarrels begin, but also an unexpected friendship that changes not only Ove's life but the entire neighborhood.
Fredrik Backman's first book, which made him globally known, is published in 43 countries and has been adapted into a film. A funny, touching, and deeply human story about loneliness, the difficulties in human relationships, but also the humanity that can be found where no one expects it.