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Fredrik Backman

Mariella Frostrup talks to best-selling Swedish author Fredrik Backman about his new novel, The Scandal.

Fredrik Backman is an internationally bestselling author whose A Man Called Ove has sold more than 3 million copies. His new novel, The Scandal, is set in an isolated Swedish town where the future is looking bright, until one brutal act threatens that future prosperity. Fredrik Backman talks to Mariella Frostrup.

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28 minutes

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Thu 17 Aug 2017 15:30

Chapters

  • Fredrik Backman

    Duration: 09:14

  • Outriders

    Duration: 07:13

  • Writing to music with Elif Shafak and Marlon James

    Duration: 06:24

  • Anne Marie Neary on edgelands and commons

    Duration: 04:26

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Mariella Frostrup
Interviewed Guest Fredrik Backman
Producer Kirsten Locke

Broadcasts

  • Sun 13 Aug 2017 16:00
  • Thu 17 Aug 2017 15:30

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