The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared - It's never too late to start over .... A Novel
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| Verlag | Little |
| Auflage | 2015 |
| Seiten | 400 |
| Format | 19,6 cm |
| Gewicht | 308 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| Übersetzer | Rod Bradbury |
| ISBN-10 | 0349141800 |
| EAN | 9780349141800 |
| Bestell-Nr | 34914180EA |
THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER
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.
Rezension:
A mordantly funny and loopily freewheeling debut novel about ageing disgracefully Sunday Times
