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Jonas Jonasson

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

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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 and feel-good book for all ages.
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  • MWshared an impression7 years ago
    👍Worth reading
    😄LOLZ

    'Indonesia is the country where everything is possible,’
    Bukunya nyeritain Indonesia dikit, tapi dikit aja udah bisa bikin orang Indonesia yang baca buku ini (me) jadi malu. Malu. Ternyata Indonesia dipandang seperti itu oleh orang luar. Cuma segitu.
    Anw, this book is fun!

  • Сергей Митюхляевshared an impression8 years ago
    👍Worth reading

    Увлекло, настроило на позитивный лад не вызывая негативных эмоций.

  • Roseshared an impression6 years ago
    👍Worth reading

Quotes

  • Fernanda Cisneroshas quotedlast year
    ‘That’s something you’ll have to talk to her about yourself, Mr Wholesale Merchant. Do you want to borrow a spade?’
  • Fernanda Cisneroshas quotedlast year
    ‘Couldn’t you have chosen to die in a less idiotic manner?’ said Allan’s

    mother to the telegram from the consulate.
  • Annisa Ramadantihas quoted8 years ago
    if there was one thing life had taught Allan, it was that people insisted on being one or the other

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