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The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (original 2009; edition 2012)

by Jonas Jonasson (Author)

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After a long and eventful life, Allan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home, believing it to be his last stop. The only problem is that he's still in good healthâ??and tomorrow is his hundredth birthday. A big celebration is in the works, but Allan really isn't interested, and he'd like a bit more control over his vodka consumption. So he decides to escape. He climbs out the window in his slippers and embarks on a hilarious and entirely unexpected journey, involving, among other surprises, a suitcase stuffed with cash, some unpleasant criminals, a friendly hot-dog stand operator, and an elephant.Quirky and utterly unique, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared has charmed over two million people around the world.… (more)

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Title:The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
Authors:Jonas Jonasson (Author)
Info:Hachette Books (2012), Edition: Original, 400 pages
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A cheery, feel-good novel. This book covers the life and times of Allan Karlssson, unwilling resident of Malmkoping Old People's Home. His disappearance and subsequent adventures are detailed in this account, together with a parallel account of his involvement with more than a handful of the 20th century's most notable leaders, throughout the world. Allan is an innocent with the knack of being in the right place at the right time. He falls in with one rogue after another, but each is more affable than the last, while the Police and other law makers are a pretty useless bunch.

This is a charming book, though one that perhaps is just a litle too long. It's a perfect contrast however to the somewhat dark crime novels that have emerged from Scandinavia in recent years. Why not read it? ( )
  Margaret09 | Apr 15, 2024 |
A very silly story. Light reading for stress relief or laid-back holidays. :) ( )
  daplz | Apr 7, 2024 |
Allan Karlsson is about to celebrate his 100th birthday, but instead of attending the party at his much-hated retirement home, he climbs out the window and walks directly into a series of ridiculous situations, starting with stealing a suitcase full of money from a criminal in the bus station and going on to involve several new friends, at least two murders, and an elephant. But none of it seems too bizarre to Allan, who it turns out has spent his life heedlessly wandering in and out of various major events of the past century, accidentally befriending heads of state and shaping world history.

The whole thing is utterly silly, and utterly delightful. You can't exactly call the main character a good person -- he's as amoral as he is apolitical, which is very, despite how often he gets caught up in politics -- but he is weirdly charming in his own forthright way, and vastly entertaining. The writing style is a lot of fun, too, and I have to give huge props to the translator for rendering something that feels exactly the right kind of humorous and quirky.

None of it is meant to be taken at all seriously, so don't start nitpicking it for historical accuracy or judging the characters' criminal activities. It's something you have to just decide to go with, in all its insanity, and then sit back and enjoy the ride. Which I did, immensely. ( )
  bragan | Apr 5, 2024 |
The premise was interesting but the execution was not particularly amusing, or plausible. Maybe the reader needs to be raised in a Scandinavian culture to appreciate the telling. The flashback histories seemed a contrived way to make the MC important. Mainly skimmed after the first several chapter/episodes to see if the narrative improved, but basically a DNF. ( )
  SandyAMcPherson | Mar 28, 2024 |
Humour
  BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |
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Fast-moving and relentlessly sunny, the novel quickly develops into a romp that takes in all the major events of the 20th century. . . the plot is pleasingly nimble and the book's endearing charm offers a happy alternative to the more familiar Nordic noir.
added by mysterymax | editThe Guardian, Jane Housham (Jul 24, 2012)
 
Stalin synger svenske drikkeviser, og Truman blir dritings .Forrest Gump som hundreåring i ny bok.
ANMELDELSE: Han redder general Franco, riktignok etter først å ha plassert en bombe for å drepe ham. Han avverger et attentat mot Churchill, og gir Oppenheimer den endelige løsningen på formelen for atombomben.

Det rene soap altså. Samtidig er det — på sin høyst skakke og fantasifulle måte — en fantastisk reise gjennom forrige århundre.

Jonas Jonassen er intelligent, vittig og systemkritisk, der han harver over alt fra fjollete politifolk, rasehygienikere og despoters ideologiske paranoia. I en bok som gir håp om at alle har en fremtid, også hundreåringer.
added by annek49 | editDagbladet, Cathrine Krøger (Jan 18, 2011)
 
Nästan frustande av alla förvecklingar som ryms i debuten släpper jag snart taget en bit in i läsningen. Jag inser att precis vad som helst kan hända och kommer att göra det. Författaren tycks bubbla av infallsrikedom strösslad med lite sensmoral.
 

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"Things are what they are, and whatever will be will be."
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Ingen kunde trollbinda sin publik bättre än morfar där han satt på ljugarbänken, lätt framåtlutad över sin käpp och med munnen full av snus.
– Nej men... är det sant, morfar? sa vi häpna barnbarn.
– Di söm bara säjer dä söm ä sanning, ä inte vär' å höra på, svarade morfar.
Den här boken är till honom.
Dedication on first page: Ingen var bedre til at trykkebinde sine tilhørere end morfar, som han sad der på skrønebænken, lænet frem over stokken og med munden fuld af snus."Jamen ... passer det, morfar?" måbede vi børnebørn."Dem, der kuns siger noget, der passer, de er itt' værd å hør' på," svarede morfar.Denne bog er tilegnet ham.Jonas Jonassson
An extra thank you to Micke, Liza, Rixon, Maud and Uncle Hans.
- Jonas
Dedication on last page: En særlig tak til Micke, Lizza, Rixon, Maud og morbror Hans.
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Monday, 2nd May 2005

You might think he could have made up his mind earlier, and been man enough to inform his surroundings of his decision. But Allan Karlsson had never been given to pondering things too long.
Man kan mene, at han burde have bestemt sig noget før, og at han burde have været mand for at meddele omgivelserne sin beslutning. Men det havde aldrig ligget til Allan Karlsson at gruble for længe over tingene.Altså nåede tanken kun lige at slå rod i den gamle mands hoved, før han åbnede vinduet til sit værelse i stueetagen på plejehjemmet i Malmköping i Sörmland og kravlede ud i bedet.
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Allan Karlsson to Prosecutor Ranelid: "You can never have too much clarity."
Det är som det är och det blir som det blir
-Allan Karlssons livsfilosofi
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After a long and eventful life, Allan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home, believing it to be his last stop. The only problem is that he's still in good healthâ??and tomorrow is his hundredth birthday. A big celebration is in the works, but Allan really isn't interested, and he'd like a bit more control over his vodka consumption. So he decides to escape. He climbs out the window in his slippers and embarks on a hilarious and entirely unexpected journey, involving, among other surprises, a suitcase stuffed with cash, some unpleasant criminals, a friendly hot-dog stand operator, and an elephant.Quirky and utterly unique, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared has charmed over two million people around the world.

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