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050 4$aPT9877.12.A32$bAn95$y2020
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100 1 $aBackman, Fredrik,$d1981-$eauthor.
245 10$aAnxious people :$ba novel /$cFredrik Backman ; translated by Neil Smith.
250 $aAtria International export ed.
260 $aNew York :$bAtria Books,$c2020.
300 $a341 pages ;$c23 cm.
500 $aOriginally published in Sweden in 2019 as: Folk med ångest.--title page verso.
520 $aTaken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers--including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages, and a plucky octogenarian--discover their unexpected common traits.
520 $aViewing an apartment normally doesn't turn into a life-or- death situation, but this particular open house becomes just that: a failed bank robber bursts in and takes everyone in the apartment hostage. As police surround the premises and television channels broadcast the hostage situation live, the eight strangers begin opening up to one another. Before long, the robber must decide which is the more terrifying prospect: going out to face the police, or staying inthe apartment with this group of impossible people. -- adapted from jacket.
546 $aTranslated from the Swedish.
650 0$aHostages$vFiction.
650 0$aMarried people$vFiction.
650 0$aReal estate agents$vFiction.
651 0$aSweden$vFiction.
700 1 $aSmith, Neil$q(Neil Andrew),$etranslator.