The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared Audio CD – Audiobook, CD
Author: Visit ‘s Jonas Jonasson Page ID: 162064309X
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Desperate to avoid his 100th birthday party, Allan Karlsson climbs out the window of his room at the nursing home and heads to the nearest bus station, intending to travel as far as his pocket money will take him. But a spur-of-the-moment decision to steal a suitcase from a fellow passenger sends Allan on a strange and unforeseen journey involving, among other things, some nasty criminals, a very large pile of cash, and an elephant named Sonya. It
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‘Completely crazy, an incredibly funny story’ Aftonbladet, Sweden ‘First-rate’ Der Spiegel, Germany ‘Swedish black comic novel that reads like a road trip with Forrest Gump at the wheel’ NU.nl, Netherlands ‘Dynamite comedy’ Le Figaro, France ‘Overflowing with humour’ El Mundo, Spain ‘Bestseller joins the Nordic invasion of Britain. Hesperus Press… is likely to show its bigger rivals how wrong they were to turn it down’ The Observer, UK
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Audio CD: 1 pagesPublisher: AudioGO; Unabridged edition (May 14, 2013)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 162064309XISBN-13: 978-1620643099 Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 5.3 x 1.5 inches Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #72,513 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #81 in Books > Books on CD > Literature & Fiction > Unabridged #129 in Books > Books on CD > Literature & Fiction > General #1285 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Humor & Satire > Humorous
The Hundred Year Old Man is a quirky, funny and unusual novel which not only provided some light entertainment, but also brought back memories of history lessons at school all those years ago – maybe I should have paid more attention then! Had our teacher presented the dry facts of major political events in the same fashion Jonas Jonasson manages to do by re-writing the history books with the help of his very unusual hero Allan, we would certainly have shown more interest.
There were many moments when I laughed out loud during reading this novel. I could vividly picture Allan climbing out of his window on the morning of his 100th birthday and escaping the nursing home – I bet that many hundred year olds biding their time in such a facility have entertained thoughts of doing the same! But Allan is no ordinary hundred year old (if such a thing exists – all the hundred year olds I have met have been extra-ordinary and amazing people). He is also blessed with a mischievous spirit, a wicked sense of humour, an addiction to vodka and 9 lives. Blissfully ignorant as far as politics are concerned, he is blessed with wonderful common sense and the ability to take each person at face value, which lands him in the most bizarre situations with the most unusual characters. Jonasson’s imagination has no limits where his protagonist is concerned – as the novel progresses and Allan’s past is revealed, he makes an appearance and plays a leading role in some of the most fundamental political events in last century’s history. With his colourful (and explosive) background it is no wonder that the hundred-year-old Allan manages to get into trouble as soon as he has left the nursing home behind.
I have read several reviews which compared this novel to Forrest Gump.
The Hundred-Year-Old Who Climbed Out Through the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson is a fictional book which follows the adventures and mis-adventures of its protagonist. So far this book has been translated to 29 languages and has been a best seller in many countries.
Allan Karlsson’s health is good, so good that to his dismay he is facing the horrors of putting up appearances for this 100th birthday. Leaving the mayor, the press, his friends and the bane of his existence – the nurse – behind, he escapes moments before the big celebration. When a young man asks Allan to keep an eye on his suitcase at the train station, the centenarian steals it and sets the ball rolling on a month long chase involving the police, the underworld and a handful of accomplices.
Parallel to the escape, Allan’s long life is revealed to the reader. As it turned out, Allan is not just an old man with a suitcase, but one of the most influential persons to ever walk the face of the earth in the 20th Century. Alas, through the comedy of life, Allan is only remembered for his age.
The Hundred-Year-Old Who Climbed Out Through the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson is a hilarious romp through the 20th Century. The book is very enjoyable and doesn’t take itself seriously.
The book’s characters focus on lampooning the espionage genre and parody the mystery/chase genres as well. The important people Allan Karlsson, the protagonist, has met and influenced (Truman, Churchill, Mao, Lenin and more) shines a light on their dark side rather than the pillars of world affairs we have built them to be. Allan’s contribution to the Manhattan Project doesn’t get bypassed either.
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