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A MAN CALLED OVE

Earphones Award Winner

by | Read by J.K. Simmons

Fiction • 9.25 hrs. • Unabridged • © 2019

Narrator J.K. Simmons could read the Cheesecake Factory menu and make it entertaining. So taking on Ove, the grumpy but hurting old man in this novel, allows Simmons to mine the vein of deep emotions embedded in this novel. Ove, the epitome of a curmudgeon, is brought out of his grief-induced shell by a colorful cast of lovable neighbors. Simmons imbues this international bestseller with both a playful tone and the pain of heartbreak as circumstances challenge Ove's strict rules and principles. Simmons delivers Ove's emergence from his shell with an arched eyebrow and a knowing tone. Backman's exploration of how one life impacts those of countless others provides insights into the human potential for growth and love. R.O. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, 2021 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2021]

Trade Ed. • Simon & Schuster Audio • 2019

CD ISBN 9781797108254 $19.99 • Eight CDs

DD ISBN 9781797108261 $23.99

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