Фредрик Бакман — библиография

Шведский писатель, автор бестселлеров «Вторая жизнь Уве» и «Медвежий угол», Фредрик Бакман написал для газеты The Guardian эссе о том, как тренировал футбольную команду своей дочери, однако эта история совсем не про футбол.

”Det är alltså jag som är din pappa. Du får vänja dig.”

Grandpa and Noah are sitting on a bench in a square that keeps getting smaller every day.
As they wait together on the bench, they tell jokes and discuss their shared love of mathematics. Grandpa recalls what it was like to fall in love with his wife, what it was like to lose her. She's as real to him now as the first day he met her, but he dreads the day when he won't remember her.
Sometimes Grandpa sits on the bench next to Ted, Noah's father - Ted who never liked maths, prefers writing and playing guitar, and has waited his entire life for his father to have time for him, to accept him. But in their love of Noah, they have found a common bond.
Grandpa, Ted and Noah all meet here, in this peculiar space that is growing dimmer and more confusing all the time.
And here is where they will learn to say goodbye, the scent of hyacinths in the air, nothing to fear.

It is Christmas Eve and a father and son are meeting for the first time in years.
The father has a story he needs to share before it's too late. As he tells his son about a courageous little girl lying in a hospital bed a few miles away, he reveals even more about himself; his triumphs in business, his failures as a parent, his past regrets, his hopes for the future.
Now, on this night before Christmas, the father has been given the unexpected chance to do something remarkable that could change the destiny of a little girl he hardly knows. But before he can make the deal of a lifetime, he must find out what his own life has actually been worth, and only his son can reveal the answer.
With humour and compassion, Fredrik Backman's novella The Deal of a Lifetime reminds us that life is a fleeting gift, and our legacies rest in how we share that gift with those we love.

In between the sleep-obsessed lows and oxytocin-fuelled highs, Backman takes a step back to share his own experience of fatherhood and how he navigates such unchartered territory.
Part memoir, part manual, part love letter to his son, this book relays the big and the small lessons in life.
As he watches his son take his first steps into the world, he teaches him how to navigate both love and IKEA and tries to explain why, sometimes, his dad might hold his hand just a little bit too tightly.
This is an irresistible and insightful collection from one of the world's most beautiful storytellers - the bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Beartown.

Det här är en liten berättelse om stora frågor: Vad är en familj? Vad är en hockeyklubb? Vad är ett samhälle? Och vad är vi redo att offra för att skydda dem? Det har gått två år sedan allt som ingen vill tänka på hände, alla har försökt gå vidare men något med den här delen av skogen låter oss aldrig riktigt göra det. Vi är en stad med sorg i hjärtat och våld i luften, vi älskar sagor med lyckliga slut men innerst inne visste vi nog alltid att det här inte var en sådan. Det börjar med en storm, den här gången, och slutar med en eld. Någon som har varit borta länge är på väg hem. Någon begravs. Någon blir kär, någon drömmer om NHL och…

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