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Bo is running out of time. Yet time is one of the few things he’s got left; his body is failing him and his quiet existence is only broken up by the daily visits from his home care team. His hands soon too weak to open the precious jar housing the scarf of his Alzheimer-stricken wife Frederika, which still bears her scent. Fortunately he still has his beloved dog Sixten for company, only now his son insists upon taking the dog away. The very same son that Bo is wanting to mend his relationship with before his time is up.

Bo ha ottantanove anni ed è arrabbiato con il suo corpo che non obbedisce più, con le sue braccia un tempo forti che ora non riescono a fare più nulla. Ma, soprattutto, Bo è arrabbiato con Hans che vuole portargli via Sixten, il suo cane, perché si è convinto che un quasi novantenne non sia in grado di prendersene cura. Delicato e potente, questo ritratto dell'ultima età della vita, protagonista invisibile della ma nostra epoca, è un romanzo sovversivo che ci riguarda tutti.

Bo ist 89 und ihm läuft die Zeit davon. Sein Kontakt beschränkt sich auf seinen Hund Sixten und die täglichen Besuche vom Pflegedienst. Hans, sein Sohn, kommt dagegen nur selten vorbei und traut ihm vor allem gar nichts mehr zu. Der drohende Verlust seines Hundes bringt Bo dazu, die Schlüsselmomente seines Lebens zu überdenken.

Verkozen tot Roman van het Jaar 2024 in Zweden. 'Wat een juweeltje! De 89-jarige Bo steelt je hart. Een ontroerend, tot nadenken stemmend en teder verhaal dat je diep raakt.' Juryrapport Boek van het Jaar Award. Bo, 89 jaar, was ooit een sterke man die zijn hele werkende leven in dienst was bij een houtzagerij. Nu laat zijn lichaam hem geleidelijk in de steek.