Anxious People

Anxious People

by

Fredrik Backman

The Bridge

The bridge is a symbol for connection, though this isn’t at all clear at first—one of the first things the novel shares with readers is that 10 years ago, a man died by suicide by…

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Zara’s Letter

Zara’s letter represents the dangers and consequences of isolation, silence, and being unwilling to connect with others. Ten years before the novel begins, Zara denied a man a loan. The man wrote her a…

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