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

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

2009 • 396 pages

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Average rating3.6

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On his 100th birthday Allan Karlsson makes his escape from the old people's home and embarks on an unlikely and momentous adventure.


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The Hundred-Year-Old Man is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Jonas Jonasson and Rachel Willson-Broyles.

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The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
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The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man

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“Everything must come to an end, especially nonsense perhaps.”
But it was good kind of nonsense. Funny. Sweet. Highly plot-driven. The right amount of absurd.
“Allan considered that in general it was quite unnecessary to be grumpy if you had the chance not to.”

June 17, 2019

Interesting book. I liked it but didn`t love it. Worth a read.

March 8, 2016

An amusing and pointless romp perfectly suited for beach reading.

February 27, 2015

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