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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:theatre
gptkb:book
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Fredrik_Backman
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gptkbp:available_formats
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gptkb:book
E-book
Hardcover
Paperback
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:award
gptkb:Best_Foreign_Language_Film
gptkb:Goodreads_Choice_Award_for_Fiction
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gptkbp:based_on
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:box_office
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$13.5 million
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Jimmy
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Sonja_Lindahl
The cat
Sonja
Mirsad
Ove Lindahl
Ove's father
Ove's mother
Ove's wife
Parvaneh
Ove's neighbor
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gptkbp:character_development
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Ove's transformation
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gptkbp:cinematography
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Göran Holm
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gptkbp:conflict
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Ove vs. neighborhood
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Sweden
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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Positive
positive
Positive reviews.
Translated into multiple languages.
Bestseller status.
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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translated into multiple languages
popular in Sweden
inspired discussions on aging
inspired discussions on community
inspired discussions on loneliness
Has a dedicated fanbase.
Popular among book clubs.
Adapted into multiple languages.
Explored in literary studies.
Inspired discussions on aging.
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gptkbp:directed_by
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gptkb:Hannes_Holm
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:Nordisk_Film
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gptkbp:edited_by
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gptkb:Martin_Stennett
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gptkbp:film_festival
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gptkb:film_festival
gptkb:Seattle_International_Film_Festival
gptkb:Palm_Springs_International_Film_Festival
gptkb:Toronto_International_Film_Festival
gptkb:San_Francisco_International_Film_Festival
gptkb:Gothenburg_Film_Festival
gptkb:Berlinale
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gptkbp:film_series
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gptkb:CEO
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gptkbp:followed_by
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My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Author
Comedy-drama
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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A Man Called Ove
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:literary_work
gptkb:film
Swedish culture
Theater productions.
Swedish culture.
Film adaptations.
Contemporary literature.
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gptkbp:inspiration
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real-life experiences
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-1-4711-2020-7
978-91-27-13912-0
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Swedish
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gptkbp:main_character
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retired
Ove
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:Community_Center
aging
redemption
regret
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Gustav_Ejstes
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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Third-person
third-person
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gptkbp:page_count
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gptkb:368
337
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gptkbp:plot
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A story about a grumpy old man.
Explores themes of community.
Focuses on Ove's interactions with neighbors.
Ove's journey of self-discovery.
Ove's past is revealed through flashbacks.
A grumpy yet lovable old man forms an unlikely friendship with his new neighbors.
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gptkbp:premiered_on
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gptkb:Stockholm_Film_Festival
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:2012
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gptkbp:published_year
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gptkb:2012
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Atria_Books
gptkb:Forum_Books
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gptkbp:rating
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7.5/10
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gptkbp:release_date
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gptkb:2015
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gptkbp:release_region
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gptkb:Sweden
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gptkbp:release_year
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gptkb:2015
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gptkbp:runtime
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116 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:Hannes_Holm
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gptkbp:sequel
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My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Sweden
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Rolf_Lassgård
gptkb:Bahar_Pars
gptkb:Filip_Berg
Zozan Akgün
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gptkbp:symbolism
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gptkb:Ove's_Saab
the cat
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:Loss
gptkb:Love
gptkb:Redemption
gptkb:Community_Center
Grief
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:Love
gptkb:loss
gptkb:Community_Center
love
loneliness
Loneliness
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gptkbp:translated_into
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gptkb:Henning_Koch
English
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gptkbp:written_by
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gptkb:Fredrik_Backman
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:award
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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2
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