Anxious People

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Anxious People
AuthorFredrik Backman
Original titleFolk med ångest
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish
GenreNovel
PublisherMånpocket (Swedish)
Publication date
2019
Published in English
6 July 2021
Media typePrint
ISBN9789179130268

Anxious People (original title in Swedish: Folk med ångest) is a novel by Swedish writer Fredrik Backman published by Månpocke in 2019.[1] The novel was published in English in 2021.[2]

It was adapted into a Netflix television series of the same name, which premiered on 29 December 2021.[3]

Plot summary[]

A bank robber accidentally takes a group of apartment hunters hostage after a botched bank robbery. A young police officer devises a plan to apprehend the bank robber and safely rescue the hostages, but as the hostages begin to get to know each other and the robber, they come up with a plan of their own.[2]

Characters[]

  • Jack — A young police officer who is very dedicated to his job
  • Jim — Jack's father, a more lax police officer with many years of experience
  • Bank Robber — The perpetrator of the alleged bank robbery and hostage situation
  • Zara — A depressed banker who attends apartment viewings for leisure
  • Roger — A real estate investor who takes the business very seriously
  • Anna-Lena — Roger's wife
  • Julia — A young pregnant woman searching for an apartment to raise her family
  • Ro — Julia's wife
  • Lennart — An actor who is also an apartment viewing disrupter
  • Estelle — An older woman who attends the apartment viewing
  • Real Estate Agent — The agent responsible for hosting the apartment viewing

Reception[]

The novel received mostly positive reviews. The Washington Post said that "Backman again captures the messy essence of being human", while the USA Today called the book "profoundly insightful and preposterously funny".[2]

Adaptations[]

The novel was adapted into a six-part Netflix mini-series, which premiered on 29 December 2021.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "LIBRIS - Folk med ångest /". Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Anxious People". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Anxious People' on Netflix, Where a Father–Son Team of Bumbling Cops Try to Solve a Robbery with Reluctant Witnesses". Decider. Retrieved 2021-12-31.

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