Fredrik Bakman

Fredrik Backman is a Swedish writer and blogger.

He was born on June 2, 1981, in Stockholm. He grew up in Helsingborg. He studied theology, but soon dropped out and became a truck driver. In 2006, however, he began writing for the newspaper Helsingborgs Dagblad, and in the spring of 2007 for Stockholm’s Moore Magazine as well. After a year and a half, he became a freelancer.

In 2009, Fredrik Backman married and became a father a year later. His first blog on Veckorevyn was called Bröllopsbloggen (Wedding Blog) and was about Backman’s preparations for this important event. In 2010, he continued writing on the Magazine Café website in the OS-bloggen blog, dedicated to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Since then, the blog has been maintained continuously.

In 2012, Fredrik Backman wrote columns for the newspaper Metro. In the same year, he made his debut as a writer, publishing two books on the same day: En man som heter Ove and Saker min son behöver veta om världen. In September 2013, his third book, Min mormor hälsar och säger förlåt, was released. A year later, the novel Britt-Marie var här was published. It is estimated that Backman’s books are full of sparkling humor and practical wisdom.

By the autumn of 2016, his books had been published in 40 countries around the world. Their combined circulation totals more than five million copies.