After a long career as a journalist, media consultant, and television producer, Jonas Jonasson embarked on a new chapter, selling his possessions and relocating to Switzerland. This transition inspired a manuscript that blossomed into a novel. The novel became a phenomenon in Sweden, captivating readers and now poised to reach a global audience.
An enchanting adventure unfolds, highlighting the greed and hypocrisy prevalent in contemporary society. The narrative offers insightful lessons on what truly matters in life, crafted by the beloved author known for his previous work, The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared. This story promises a blend of humor and poignant reflection, inviting readers to reconsider their values in a world often driven by materialism.
Confined to a nursing home and about to turn 100, Allan Karlsson, who has a larger-than-life back story as an explosives expert, climbs out the window in his slippers and embarks on an unforgettable adventure involving thugs, a murderous elephant and a very friendly hot dog stand operator
Jonas Jonasson's picaresque tale of how one person's actions can have far-reaching--even global--consequences, written with the same light-hearted satirical voice as his bestselling debut novel, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared. On June 14th, 2007, the King and Prime Minister of Sweden went missing from a gala banquet at the Royal Castle. Later it was said that both had fallen ill: the truth is different. The real story starts much earlier, in 1961, with the birth of Nombeko Mayeki in a shack in Soweto. Nombeko was fated to grow up fast and die early in her poverty-stricken township. But Nombeko takes a different path. She finds work as a housecleaner and eventually makes her way up to the position of chief advisor, at the helm of one of the world's most secret projects. Here is where the story merges with, then diverges from reality. South Africa developed six nuclear missiles in the 1980s, then voluntarily dismantled them in 1994. This is a story about the seventh missile . . . the one that was never supposed to have existed. Nombeko Mayeki knows too much about it, and now she's on the run from both the South African justice and the most terrifying secret service in the world. She ends up in Sweden, which has transformed into a nuclear nation, and the fate of the world now lies in Nombeko's hands.
It all begins with a hot air balloon trip and three bottles of champagne. Allan and Julius are ready for some spectacular views, but they're not expecting to land in the sea and be rescued by a North Korean ship, and they could never have imagined that the captain of the ship would be harbouring a suitcase full of contraband uranium, on a nuclear weapons mission for Kim Jong-un
It's always awkward when five thousand kronor goes missing. When it happens at a certain grotty hotel in south Stockholm, it's particularly awkward because the money belongs to the hitman currently staying in room seven, and he has not taken the news too well... Featuring one violent killer, two shrewd business brains and many crates of Moldovan red wine, 'Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All' is an outrageously zany story with as many laughs as Jonasson's previous bestsellers.
The sequel to Jonas Jonasson’s international bestseller The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared It all begins with a hot air balloon trip and three bottles of champagne. Allan and Julius are ready for some spectacular views, but they’re not expecting to land in the sea and be rescued by a North Korean ship, and they could never have imagined that the captain of the ship would be harbouring a suitcase full of contraband uranium, on a nuclear weapons mission for Kim Jong-un … Soon Allan and Julius are at the centre of a complex diplomatic crisis involving world figures from the Swedish foreign minister to Angela Merkel and President Trump. Things are about to get very complicated …
Roman. Ein hoffnungsvoller Roman über die Freundschaft vom SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautor
160 pages
6 hours of reading
Überall auf der Welt genießen Menschen den Schlaf in den gemütlichen Betten von Traumbett, hergestellt in Hamburg. Doch in Schweden hat das Unternehmen noch keinen Fuß gefasst, was der neue Besitzer Konrad Kaltenbacher Jr. schnell ändern möchte. Die Bürgermeisterin von Halstaholm, Julia, ist fest entschlossen, Traumbett mit seinen 800 neuen Arbeitsplätzen in ihre Stadt zu holen. Um die Deutschen zu überzeugen, startet sie eine beispiellose Charmeoffensive: Vom umbenannten Angela-Merkel-Kreisverkehr mit schwarz-rot-goldener Bepflanzung bis hin zur neu gegründeten Deutschen Schule unter der Leitung von drei älteren Damen, alles wird in Bewegung gesetzt. Selbst das leerstehende Schwimmbad wird zur „Bierstube Badehaus“ umfunktioniert. Julia ist bekannt für ihre Hartnäckigkeit, die auch Konrad Jr. beeindruckt. Charmant und originell, bringt die Geschichte die Freundschaft zwischen Schweden und Deutschen zum Ausdruck. In diesen herausfordernden Zeiten wollte der Autor etwas Hoffnungsvolles schaffen, das zeigt, dass mit den richtigen Freunden an der Seite alles besser wird. Mit nur 160 Seiten bietet das Buch unterhaltsamen, kurzweiligen Lesespaß voller charmanter Einfälle.
