Author Fredrik Backman writes about suffering and how small moments of kindness and beauty can illuminate the way through it. His very successful novel, “A Man Called Ove,” was adapted into a film in his native Sweden, as well as into a U.S. film called “A Man Called Otto,” starring Tom Hanks.
Backman’s latest book, “My Friends,” is a hilarious and tender view into the private lives of several friends who inspired a famous painting, and the young newcomer who sparks a change in all of them. The book examines how art can motivate us, what it means to be alive, and the precious gift of laughter.
