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

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Centenarian's whimsical escape transforms into historical adventure.

You would enjoy this if you're into novels that blend humor with unexpected twists. Allan Karlsson's journey isn't just entertaining but surprisingly educational, giving you a front-row seat to pivotal moments of history through the eyes of a remarkably unremarkable man. It's as if Forrest Gump met a quirky Swedish setting – an adventure you didn't know you needed.

  • 本屋大賞 Nominee for Translated Fiction (2015)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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

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ISBN: 9781843913870
Publisher: Hesperus
Date of Publication: 2012-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Historical Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.82
(rated by 283953 readers)

Description

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.
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Centenarian's whimsical escape transforms into historical adventure.

You would enjoy this if you're into novels that blend humor with unexpected twists. Allan Karlsson's journey isn't just entertaining but surprisingly educational, giving you a front-row seat to pivotal moments of history through the eyes of a remarkably unremarkable man. It's as if Forrest Gump met a quirky Swedish setting – an adventure you didn't know you needed.

  • 本屋大賞 Nominee for Translated Fiction (2015)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.