Literary Fiction
Anxious People
Fredrik Backman · First published 2019
Publication record (ISBN 9781501160837) ↗This profile presents an editorial overview and illustrative assessment of the book’s storytelling characteristics. References to audio, screen, or adaptation potential are exploratory and do not indicate confirmed interest, representation, production arrangements, or a guaranteed outcome.
About the Book
A failed bank robber takes a group of strangers hostage at an apartment viewing, and nothing goes as anyone expects.
Fredrik Backman is a Swedish author best known for A Man Called Ove.
Characters
- The bank robber
- eight hostages
- police officers Jim and Jack
Setting and World
A small Swedish town, an apartment viewing
Themes and Distinctive Qualities
Documented media journey
- Anxious PeopleNetflixTelevision
2021
Third-party adaptations. Not a Crownline Story Partner production.
Intended Readership
Readers who enjoy warm, humorous literary fiction about strangers, compassion and second chances.
Screen & Audio Potential
A single location, an apartment viewing turned hostage situation, and an ensemble cast suit contained screen drama. Interleaved police interviews also give a multi-voice structure for audio.
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