The Hundred-year-old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window Who Disappeared - Softcover

Jonasson, Jonas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843913879 ISBN 13: 9781843913870

Publisher: Hesperus Press Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

It all starts on the one-hundredth birthday of Allan Karlsson. Sitting quietly in his room in an old people s home, he is waiting for the party he-never-wanted-anyway to begin. The Mayor is going to be there. The press is going to be there. But, as it turns out, Allan is not... Slowly but surely Allan climbs out of his bedroom window, into the flowerbed (in his slippers) and makes his getaway. And so begins his picaresque and unlikely journey involving criminals, several murders, a suitcase full of cash, and incompetent police. As his escapades unfold, we learn something of Allan s earlier life in which - remarkably - he helped to make the atom bomb, became friends with American presidents, Russian tyrants, and Chinese leaders, and was a participant behind the scenes in many key events of the 20th century. Already a momentous bestseller across Europe including in Sweden, Norway, Germany, France, The Netherlands and Italy, The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared is a fun and feel good book for all ages.

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Review

'Arguably the biggest word-of-mouth literary sensation of the decade' --The Independent

'Imaginative, laugh-out-loud bestseller' --Daily Telegraph

'Should carry a health warning for spouses or partners who are easily irritated by the sounds of helpless chortling' --The Irish Times

Book Description

The international bestselling sensation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hesperus Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843913879
• ISBN 13: 9781843913870
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400