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Hundred-year-old man who climbed out of the window and disappeared

Jonas Jonasson
ID 298879
Slug hundred-year-old-man-who-climbed-out-of-the-window-and-disappeared
Contributors
Author : Jonas Jonasson
Annotation <P> 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.</P>
Description <p>The international bestselling sensation.</p>
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Subjects
300 Literaire fictie algemeen NUR
301 Literaire roman, novelle NUR
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Publisher Little, Brown
Imprint
Language eng
Page count 400
Duration
Publication date first 2015-05-26
Publication date latest 2015-07-09
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Editions
  • ISBN: 9780349141800 (BC)
  • ISBN: 9780786891450 (BC)

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