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The international publishing sensation--over six million copies sold worldwide! A reluctant centenarian much like Forrest Gump (if Gump were an explosives expert with a fondness for vodka) decides it's not too late to start over . . . 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 health, and in one day, he turns 100. 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…mehr

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The international publishing sensation--over six million copies sold worldwide! A reluctant centenarian much like Forrest Gump (if Gump were an explosives expert with a fondness for vodka) decides it's not too late to start over . . . 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 health, and in one day, he turns 100. 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 (not to mention a death by elephant). It would be the adventure of a lifetime for anyone else, but Allan has a larger-than-life backstory: Not only has he witnessed some of the most important events of the twentieth century, but he has actually played a key role in them. Starting out in munitions as a boy, he somehow finds himself involved in many of the key explosions of the twentieth century and travels the world, sharing meals and more with everyone from Stalin, Churchill, and Truman to Mao, Franco, and de Gaulle. Quirky and utterly unique, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared has charmed readers across the world.
Autorenporträt
Jonas Jonasson nació en Växjö, una pequeña ciudad del sur de Suecia. Tras una larga carrera como periodista, consultor de medios y productor de televisión, Jonasson decidió empezar una nueva vida y dedicarse a escribir el libro que llevaba años en la cabeza. Para ello se instaló en Ponte Tresa, un pueblecito junto al lago de Lugano, en Suiza, donde nació El abuelo que saltó por la ventana y se largó, que ganó el Premio de los Libreros en Suecia, se convirtió en un fenómeno mundial y dio inicio a una exitosa serie de novelas que completan La analfabeta que era un genio de los números, El matón que soñaba con un lugar en el paraíso y, ahora, El abuelo que volvió para salvar el mundo. De todas ellas, editadas en cuarenta y cinco países de los cinco continentes, se han vendido más de quince millones de ejemplares. En la actualidad, Jonasson vive en la isla sueca de Gotland, en el mar Báltico.