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The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
by Jonasson, Jonas
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 1843914824
- ISBN 13
- 9781843914822
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On Sep 27 2014, CloggieDownunder said:
The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared is the first novel by Swedish journalist, media consultant, television producer and author, Jonas Jonasson. On the spur of the moment, Allan Karlsson resolves to skip his hundredth birthday party at the Malmkoping Old Folks’ Home, despite the presence of the Mayor and a cake. At the bus station, he decides to head out of town, but just before the bus arrives, he finds himself looking after a large grey suitcase on wheels. As Allan travels further and further from the Old Folks’ Home, he is gradually accumulates a band of well-intentioned followers (a hot-dog seller, red-headed divorcee, petty thief in his late sixties, hot-dog seller’s estranged half-brother, Alsatian dog and circus elephant) as well as some pursuers intent on getting a story, on malice or on prosecution (the members of a criminal gang, the police, a prosecutor and journalists). And as they travel, Allen, a seemingly unassuming man with a patent enthusiasm for explosives, relates the story of his long and interesting life, a life that involves worldwide travel, that includes encounters with various heads of state and famous people and that sees Allen experimented on, incarcerated, involved in a momentous discovery and recruited for espionage. There are plenty of laughs and “aha” moments as Allen manages to get himself into and out of some hair-raising situations, always working with the philosophy that “things are what they are, and whatever will be, will be.” This novel has deservedly won international acclaim and is translated from the original Swedish by Rod Bradbury. It is a riotous romp through many of the significant events and people of the twentieth century that is highly reminiscent of Forrest Gump: completely contrived and utterly delightful.
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- Title
- The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
- Author
- Jonasson, Jonas
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used; Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- 2
- ISBN 10
- 1843914824
- ISBN 13
- 9781843914822
- Publisher
- Hesperus Press
- This edition first published
- 2014
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