Humor books from Sweden
Recommended humor books (10)
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If you are into humor here are some humor books from Sweden for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman EN
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When a new, chatty, young couple and their two daughters move in next door, Ove's well-ordered, solitary world turns upside down.
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An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten EN
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Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and... no qualms about a little murder. This funny, irreverent story collection by Helene Tursten, author of the Irene Huss investigations, features two-never-before translated stories that will keep you laughing all the way to the retirement home. Ever since her darling father's untimely death when she was only eighteen, Maud has lived in the family's spacious apartment in downtown Gothenburg rent-free, thanks to a minor clause in a hastily negotiated contract. That was how Maud learned that good things can come from t... continue
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Anxious People by Frederik Backman EN
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Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller A People Book of the Week, Book of the Month Club selection, and Best of Fall in Good Housekeeping, PopSugar, The Washington Post, New York Post, Shondaland, CNN, and more! “[A] quirky, big-hearted novel…Wry, wise, and often laugh-out-loud funny, it’s a wholly original story that delivers pure pleasure.” —People From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove comes a charming, poignant novel about a crime that never took place, a would-be bank robber who disappears into thin air, and eight extremely anxious strangers who find they have mor... continue
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De 100-jarige man die uit het raam klom en verdween by Jonas Jonasson NL
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Op zijn honderdste verjaardag ontvlucht een man het door hem zo gehate bejaardencentrum en ontvreemdt bij het busstation een zware koffer die gevuld blijkt te zijn met zwart geld.
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Popmuziek uit Vittula by Mikael Niemi NL
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Een voorval in Nepal doet een jongeman denken aan zijn jeugd in het hoge noorden van Zweden
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Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd by Jonas Jonasson EN
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"Victor Alderheim has a lot to answer for. Not only has he heartlessly tricked his young ex-wife, Jenny, out of her art gallery inheritance, but he has also abandoned his son, Kevin, to die in the middle of the Kenyan savanna. It doesn't occur to Victor that Kevin might be rescued and adopted by a Maasai medicine man, or that he might be expected to undergo the rituals expected of all new Maasai warriors - which have him running back to Stockholm as fast as you can say circumcision without anaesthetic. Back in Stockholm, Kevin's path crosses with Jenny's - and they have an awful lot to talk ab... continue
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The Deal of a Lifetime by Frederik Backman EN
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It's Christmas Even morning. Years ago a man abandoned his son to pursue professional success; now he wonders if it's too late to forge a relationship with him. One week earlier, in a hospital late at night, the man met a five-year-old girl with cancer. When the man is given the chance to do something selfless that could change the destiny of the little girl in the hospital bed, he needs to find out what his own life has actually been worth in the eyes of his son before he makes the deal of a lifetime.
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The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson EN
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On his 100th birthday Allan Karlsson makes his escape from the old people's home and embarks on an unlikely and momentous adventure.
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The Little Old Lady who Broke All the Rules by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg EN
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79-year-old Martha Anderson dreams of escaping her care home and robbing a bank. She has no intention of spending the rest of her days in an armchair and is determined to fund her way to a much more exciting life-style. Along with her four oldest friends - otherwise known as the League of Pensioners - Martha decides to rebel against all of the rules imposed upon them. Together, they cause an uproar with their antics: protesting against early bedtimes and plastic meals. As the elderly friends become more daring, their activities escalate and they come up with a cunning plan to break out of the ... continue
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The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald EN
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Once you let a book into your life, the most unexpected things can happen… Broken Wheel, Iowa, has never seen anyone like Sara, who traveled all the way from Sweden just to meet her pen pal, Amy. When she arrives, however, she finds that Amy's funeral has just ended. Luckily, the townspeople are happy to look after their bewildered tourist—even if they don't understand her peculiar need for books. Marooned in a farm town that's almost beyond repair, Sara starts a bookstore in honor of her friend's memory. All she wants is to share the books she loves with the citizens of Broken Wheel and to co... continue