A charming book , certainly shadows of Forrest Gump but so Swedish at heart and much more naughty than Gump.
Sold out but wanted!
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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
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The 100-year-old man who climbed out the window and disappeared, Jonas Jonasson
- Language
- Released
- 2014
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- (Paperback)
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jonas Jonasson
- Publisher
- Hachette books
- Released
- 2014
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1401324649
- ISBN13
- 9781401324643
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Humor, Contemporary Fiction, Politics, Friendship, Gifts for grandpa, Realistic Fiction, English Literature, Comedies, Adapted for Film, Escape, Debut, Seniors, Atomic Bomb, Picaresque Novels, Century (Age)
- First published
- 2009
- Original title
- Hundraäringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- 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