The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared - Couverture souple

Jonasson, Jonas

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9781843914822: The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared

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ISBN 10 : 1843914824 ISBN 13 : 9781843914822

Editeur : Hesperus Press Ltd, 2014

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It all starts on the one-hundredth birthday of Allan Karlsson. Sitting quietly in his room in an old people's home, he is waiting for the party he-never-wanted-anyway to begin. The Mayor is going to be there. The press is going to be there. But, as it turns out, Allan is not - Slowly but surely Allan climbs out of his bedroom window, into the flowerbed (in his slippers) and 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, we learn something of Allan's earlier life in which - remarkably - he helped to make the atom bomb, became friends with American presidents, Russian tyrants, and Chinese leaders, and was a participant behind the scenes in many key events of the twentieth century. The Swedish film, produced by Nice Entertainment and FLX Film and distributed by StudioCanal will release in the UK in early 2014.

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Film tie-in edition of the hugely popular novel which has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. It all starts on the 100th birthday of Allan Karlsson: a special party is planned in his old people's home, but Allan decides he's not going to be there. He climbs out of the window in his slippers and makes his getaway. It's the start of a picaresque and unlikely journey involving criminals, several murders, a suitcase full of cash and incompetent police. The Swedish language film will be released in Sweden in December, followed by a worldwide cinema release in early 2014.

Revue de presse :

'Arguably the biggest word-of-mouth literary sensation of the decade' --The Independent

'Imaginative, laugh-out-loud bestseller' --Daily Telegraph

'Should carry a health warning for spouses or partners who are easily irritated by the sounds of helpless chortling' --The Irish Times

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