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The hundred-year-old man who climbed out the window and disappeared
Main entry-name Jonasson, Jonas, 1961- (Author) Title statement The hundred-year-old man who climbed out the window and disappeared / Jonas Jonasson ; translated from the Swedish by Rod Bradbury Issue data London : Abacus, 2015 Phys.des. 393 stran ; 20 cm ISBN 978-0-349-14180-0 329.00 Additional Variant Titles Stoletý stařík, který vylezl z okna a zmizel Annotation The international bestselling sensation. 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. Biographical Notes Jonas Jonasson was a journalist for the Expressen newspaper for many years. He became a media consultant and later on set up a company producing sports and events for Swedish television. He sold his company and moved abroad to work on his first novel. Jonasson now lives on the Swedish island Gotland in the Baltic Sea. Zdroj anotace: Web obalkyknih.cz Form, Genre švédské romány Form, Genre romány - v angličtině Conspect 821.11 - Germánské literatury systematics (0:82-31) * 821-31 * 821.113.6-31 * 821-311.5 * (0:82-311.5) Catal.org. KKD Vyškov Country United Kingdom Language English Database Books 
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