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Anxious people : a novel / Fredrik Backman ; translated by Neil Smith.

Backman, Fredrik, 1981- (author.). Smith, Neil (Neil Andrew), (translator.).

Summary:

Taken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers--including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages, and a plucky octogenarian--discover their unexpected common traits.
Viewing an apartment normally doesn't turn into a life-or-death situation, but this particular open house becomes just that: a failed bank robber bursts in and takes everyone in the apartment hostage. As police surround the premises and television channels broadcast the hostage situation live, the eight strangers begin opening up to one another. Before long, the robber must decide which is the more terrifying prospect: going out to face the police, or staying in the apartment with this group of impossible people. -- adapted from jacket

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781501160837
  • ISBN: 1501160834
  • ISBN: 1982121602
  • ISBN: 9781982121600
  • Physical Description: 341 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2020.

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General Note:
"Originally published in Sweden in 2019 as: Folk med ångest."--title page verso.
Language Note:
Translated from the Swedish.

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Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library System. (Show)
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Burlington Public Library F BACKMAN OCT 2020 39851001604892 Adult Fiction Copy hold Available -
Sedro-Woolley Library ADULT FICTION BACKMA ANXIOU 2020 20120001070690 Adult Fiction Copy hold Available -
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Fredrik Backman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here, Beartown, Us Against You, and Anxious People, as well as two novellas and one work of nonfiction. His books are published in more than forty countries. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his wife and two children. Connect with him on Facebook and Twitter @BackmanLand and on Instagram @Backmansk.

Fredrik Backman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here, Beartown, Us Against You, and Anxious People, as well as two novellas and one work of nonfiction. His books are published in more than forty countries. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his wife and two children. Connect with him on Facebook and Twitter @BackmanLand and on Instagram @Backmansk.

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