'Imaginative,laugh-out-loud... a brilliant satire on the foibles of mankind'- The Daily Telegraph
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.
Publisher: Little,Brown Book GroupISBN: 9780349141800Number of pages: 400Weight: 310 gDimensions: 130 x 199 x 27 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'A mordantly funny and loopily freewheeling debut novel about ageing disgracefully'- The Sunday Times
'Scandi-crime's signature darkness is here dispelled by Allan Karlsson,the eponymous centenarian,who with unlikely sprightliness hops out of the window of his old people's home one afternoon... Fast-moving and relentlessly sunny... Like Allan,the plot is pleasingly nimble and the book's endearing charm offers a happy alternative to the more familiar Nordic noir'- The Guardian
'The anti Girl With the Dragon Tattoo... Jonasson's lighthearted novel shows the softer side of Sweden... hilarious'- Marie Claire
'Imaginative,laugh-out-loud... a brilliant satire on the foibles of mankind'- The Daily Telegraph
Kommentar