by Fredrik Backman · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9781473656604
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«Britt-Marie Was Here» is the contemporary novel by Fredrik Backman, in English.
Britt-Marie, meticulous and fond of order, leaves her unfaithful husband and settles in Borg, a town in decline. As manager of a recreation centre, she ends up coaching the children's football team and finds a new opportunity in her eccentric neighbours.
The novel was originally published in 2014 as «Britt-Marie var här» and was nominated for the Dublin Literary Award in 2018.
For readers of contemporary fiction with peculiar characters and humour; also a common choice in book clubs.
Fredrik Backman 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), The Winners (2022), and My Friends (2025). The books were number one bestsellers in Sweden and have been published in more than twenty-five languages.
