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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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Thu 17 Aug 2017
15:30
BBC Radio 4 FM
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Role Contributor Presenter Mariella Frostrup Interviewed Guest Fredrik Backman Producer Kirsten Locke Broadcasts
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