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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 201715:30
BBC Radio 4 FM

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Credits

PresenterMariella Frostrup
Interviewed GuestFredrik Backman
ProducerKirsten Locke

Broadcasts

  • Sun 13 Aug 201716:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Thu 17 Aug 201715:30
    BBC Radio 4 FM

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