by Jonas Jonasson · Pocket · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782266238618
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«Le vieux qui ne voulait pas fêter son anniversaire» is the novel by Jonas Jonasson, published by Pocket in paperback (506 pages, in French).
Allan Karlsson, an explosives expert, decides to flee his residence on the day his hundredth birthday is to be celebrated. This improvised escape leads him on a far-fetched adventure through Sweden, with a suitcase full of money, unusual characters and a humorous review of the great events of the 20th century.
First installment of the «The Hundred-Year-Old Man» series. Translation by Caroline Berg; Swedish original: «Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann» (2009).
Intended for readers seeking absurd humor, wild adventures and peculiar characters in a story with a historical backdrop.
Pär-Ola Jonas Jonasson is a Swedish journalist and writer, best known as the author of the best-seller The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared.
