The hundred-year-old man who climbed out of the window and disappeared af Jonas Jonasson (1961-) (Bog)

Forfatter: Jonas Jonasson (1961-)
Sprog: Engelsk
Antal sider: 396
Forlag: Hesperus
Udgivelsesår: 2012
Summary: 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 twentieth century. Already a huge bestseller across Europe, The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared is a fun, feel-good book for all ages
Titel: The hundred-year-old man who climbed out of the window and disappeared

Sammendrag: Det hele begynder på Allan Karlssons hundredårsdag. Mens han sidder på sit værelse på et plejehjem og venter på en fejring, han aldrig har ønsket sig, beslutter han sig for at stikke af gennem vinduet. I hjemmesko begiver han sig ud på en usandsynlig rejse fyldt med kriminelle, mord, en kuffert fuld af penge og inkompetent politi. Undervejs afsløres hans utrolige fortid, hvor han blandt andet har været involveret i nogle af det 20. århundredes vigtigste historiske begivenheder.
Type: Paperback