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Britt-Marie Was Here
''Britt-Marie Was Here'' ( sv, Britt-Marie var här, links=no) is the fourth book by the Swedish columnist, blogger, and writer Fredrik Backman. The novel was originally published in 2014, and was later translated to English and published on May 3, 2016. The main character, Britt-Marie was featured in Backman's third book, '' My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry.'' The novel was also made into a film of the same title, featuring Pernilla August in the title role, and directed by Tuva Novotny. Plot The plot of the novel focuses on a "nag-hag" woman who has recently left her cheating husband and has taken on a job in the city of Borg, working at the recreation center. The city itself is barely a full town, with only a pizzeria and a florist shop open. There, Britt-Marie finds herself responsible for a group of children in an impoverished area of town in need of revamping. Britt-Marie's husband, Kent, and her new romantic interest, Sven, compete for her attention. Sami, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredrik Backman
Fredrik Backman (born 2 June 1981) is a Swedish author, blogger, and columnist. He wrote '' A Man Called Ove'' (2012), ''Things My Son Needs to Know about the World'' (2012), '' My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry'' (2013), ''Britt-Marie Was Here'' (2014), '' Beartown'' (2017), ''Us Against You'' (2018), '' Anxious People'' (2020), and ''The Winners'' (2022). The books were number one bestsellers in his home country of Sweden. Backman's books have been published in more than twenty-five languages. Biography Backman grew up in Helsingborg, Scania, Sweden. He has been writing for the Swedish newspaper ''Helsingborgs Dagblad'' and for the Swedish men's magazine, ''Moore Magazine.'' Backman debuted as a novelist in 2012 with ''A Man Called Ove.'' The novel was adapted as a film which premiered on December 25, 2015. The rights to his book ''Beartown'' were bought by Swedish production company, Filmlance, and are set to be adapted for television. Many of his books have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster () is an American publishing company and a subsidiary of Paramount Global. It was founded in New York City on January 2, 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. As of 2016, Simon & Schuster was the third largest publisher in the United States, publishing 2,000 titles annually under 35 different imprints. History Early years In 1924, Richard Simon's aunt, a crossword puzzle enthusiast, asked whether there was a book of ''New York World'' crossword puzzles, which were very popular at the time. After discovering that none had been published, Simon and Max Schuster decided to launch a company to exploit the opportunity.Frederick Lewis Allen, ''Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s'', p. 165. . At the time, Simon was a piano salesman and Schuster was editor of an automotive trade magazine. They pooled , equivalent to $ today, to start a company that published crossword puzzles. The new publishing house used "fad" publishing to publish bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry
''My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry'' (published in the United Kingdom as ''My Grandmother Sends her Regards and Apologises'') is a novel written by the Swedish columnist, blogger, and writer Fredrik Backman. The book was first published in Swedish (as ''Min mormor hälsar och säger förlåt'') in 2013. The English translation was later published in 2015. The rights for translation have been sold in more than 40 countries. In 2017, the novel was longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. Plot summary The story takes place in Sweden and follows Elsa, a 7-year-old who knows she is different from other children her age. Elsa has a habit of correcting others' grammar, is smart for her age, and is especially close with her grandmother (Granny). When Granny dies, Elsa slowly discovers more about her grandmother's past identities, as well as the lives of people affected by her grandmother. The UK edition was published by Sceptre, an imprint of Hodder & Stought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Britt-Marie Was Here (film)
''Britt-Marie Was Here'' ( sv, Britt-Marie var här) is a 2019 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Tuva Novotny based on Fredrik Backman's 2014 novel of the same name. Produced by Gustav Oldén and Nicklas Wikström Nicastro, the film stars Pernilla August, Peter Haber, Anders Mossling, Malin Levanon, and Vera Vitali. The plot follows the titular protagonist Britt-Marie, a 63-year-old homemaker played by August, who leaves her cheating husband of 40 years and reluctantly takes on a job as a youth soccer coach in the remote town of Borg. Critics received the film with mixed reviews − some criticized the plot as predictable, while others praised the portrayal of self-discovery and performance of August. At the 55th Guldbagge Awards, August received a nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Plot 63-year old homemaker Britt-Marie lives a mundane life. Meticulously organized, she follows the same routine everyday- making lists, cleaning windows, doing the laundry, pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pernilla August
Pernilla August (; born Mia Pernilla Hertzman-Ericson; 13 February 1958) is a Swedes, Swedish actor, actress, film director, director and screenwriter. Being one of Sweden's leading actresses and a longtime collaborator with director Ingmar Bergman, she won the Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival), Best Actress Award at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival for her role in his ''The Best Intentions''. She is best known internationally for portraying Shmi Skywalker in ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' and ''Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones''. Career Actor August started acting during her childhood in theatre and at school. Her professional acting career started in 1975 when director Roy Andersson cast her in a minor role in the film ''Giliap'' the same year, followed from 1979 by films by other directors, Vilgot Sjöman (among them, the film about Alfred Nobel, 1983) and Lasse Hallström. She studied acting at Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuva Novotny
Tuva Moa Matilda Karolina Novotny Hedström (born 21 December 1979) is a Swedish actress, director, and singer. She was born in Stockholm, and was raised in Åmot, Brunskog, outside Arvika. She is the daughter of Czech film director David Jan Novotný and Swedish artist Barbro Hedström. At a young age, she participated in Vår teater, a children's theater in Stockholm. Filmography *1996–1999: ''Skilda världar'' (TV soap opera) *1997: ''Tic Tac'' *2000: '' Sleepwalker'' *2000: ''Naken'' *2000: '' Jalla! Jalla!'' *2000: ''Herr von Hancken'' (TV miniseries) *2001: ''Anja'' *2002: '' Den Osynlige'' *2003: (TV) *2003: '' Slim Susie'' (original title: ) *2003: ''Make Believe'' (original Swedish title: ) *2003: ''Midsummer'' (original Danish title: , Swedish title: ) *2004: '' Stratosphere Girl'' *2004: ''Day and Night'' (original Swedish title: ) *2004: ''Waiting for Rain'' (original Swedish title: ) *2004: ''Familien Gregersen'' (English title: ''Lost Generation'') *2005: ''Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkus Reviews
''Kirkus Reviews'' (or ''Kirkus Media'') is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus (1893–1980). The magazine is headquartered in New York City. ''Kirkus Reviews'' confers the annual Kirkus Prize to authors of fiction, nonfiction, and young readers' literature. ''Kirkus Reviews'', published on the first and 15th of each month; previews books before their publication. ''Kirkus'' reviews over 10,000 titles per year. History Virginia Kirkus was hired by Harper & Brothers to establish a children's book department in 1926. The department was eliminated as an economic measure in 1932 (for about a year), so Kirkus left and soon established her own book review service. Initially, she arranged to get galley proofs of "20 or so" books in advance of their publication; almost 80 years later, the service was receiving hundreds of books weekly and reviewing about 100. Initially titled ''Bulletin'' by Kirkus' Bookshop Service from 1933 to 1954, the title was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Swedish Novels
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Novels Set In Sweden
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itself from the la, novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ''novellus'', diminutive of ''novus'', meaning "new". Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, John Cowper Powys, preferred the term "romance" to describe their novels. According to Margaret Doody, the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in the Ancient Greek and Roman novel, in Chivalric romance, and in the tradition of the Italian renaissance novella.Margaret Anne Doody''The True Story of the Novel'' New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1996, rept. 1997, p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2014. The ancient romance form was revived by Romanticism, especially the historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish-language Novels
Swedish ( ) is a North Germanic language spoken predominantly in Sweden and in parts of Finland. It has at least 10 million native speakers, the fourth most spoken Germanic language and the first among any other of its type in the Nordic countries overall. Swedish, like the other Nordic languages, is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples living in Scandinavia during the Viking Era. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish, although the degree of mutual intelligibility is largely dependent on the dialect and accent of the speaker. Written Norwegian and Danish are usually more easily understood by Swedish speakers than the spoken languages, due to the differences in tone, accent, and intonation. Standard Swedish, spoken by most Swedes, is the national language that evolved from the Central Swedish dialects in the 19th century and was well established by the beginning of the 20th century. While distinct regional varieties a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
