I try to assume most humans are defined by what they do, not by what they own. But regarding “sensitivity and humanity”, I just try to write people as people. And the rest I probably steal from watching strangers wherever I go. How did you go about researching these subjects? Our Little Book Club Gun violence, unemployment and poverty are tackled with sensitivity and humanity in Britt Marie Was Here. When we don’t really like each other, but have to admit that we need each other. And I’m very interested in what happens when we meet each other there, in between.
I just think that most people are not complete saints and not complete a**holes, most of us are somewhere in between. I know for sure my wife would never describe me as such. Have you always been an optimist or do your characters give you that faith in people? Our Little Book Club Part of the beauty of Britt-Marie’s story, like Ove’s, is that it gives readers hope that despite appalling experiences in life, people can come together and support each other. Read on for his answers to their questions about pessimism, bicarbonate of soda and humbling powers of sport…
We offered 15 lucky reading groups the chance to read Britt Marie Was Here and quiz the author. Britt-Marie Was Here is out in paperback on 17 November. Fredrik’s subsequent novels, My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises and Britt-Marie Was Here also went straight to number 1 in Sweden on publication. His debut novel A Man Called Ove was a number 1 bestseller across Scandinavia, an instant New York Times paperback bestseller, and has been made into an acclaimed film. Fredrik Backman is a Swedish blogger, columnist and author.
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