Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (2012)
Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared is a 2012 Swedish-language fiction, humorous, general book written by Jonas Jonasson.
THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER Sitting quietly in his room in an old people's home, Allan Karlsson is waiting for a party he doesn't want to begin. His one-hundredth birthday party to be precise. The Mayor will be there. The press will be there. But, as it turns out, Allan will not . . . Escaping (in his slippers) through his bedroom window, into the flowerbed, Allan 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, Allan's earlier life is revealed. A life in which - remarkably - he played a key role behind the scenes in some of the momentous events of the twentieth century. Translated by Roy Bradbury.
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What is Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared about?
THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER Sitting quietly in his room in an old people's home, Allan Karlsson is waiting for a party he doesn't want to begin. His one-hundredth birthday party to be precise. The Mayor will be there. The press will be there. But, as it turns out, Allan will not . . . Escaping (in his slippers) through his bedroom window, into the flowerbed, Allan 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, Allan's earlier life is revealed. A life in which - remarkably - he played a key role behind the scenes in some of the momentous events of the twentieth century. Translated by Roy Bradbury.
When was Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared published?
Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared was published in 2012.
Who made Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared?
Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared was written by Jonas Jonasson.