Fredrik Backman

Swedish writer

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Born 1981 · age 45Sweden

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32 languages
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Rank in Sweden
#248
Writers
Age
45
Born 1981
Known for
A Man Called Otto
2022

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Updated 2026-06-24

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.