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We should all be troubled by the state of the world. Sep 02, 2018 the 100yearold man who climbed out the window and disappeared by jonas jonasson september 2, 2018 september 2, 2018 books weve read admin leave a comment the title of this book points to what a laugh riot it will be and in that respect, it does not disappoint. Hundredyearold man who climbed out of the window amazon uk. Hamish yes, but i think the hundredyearold man is much better. The novel became a phenomenon in sweden, and now it is about to reach the rest of the world. The cover of the swedish original version of the book. The 100 year old man who climbed out the window and disappeared, written by jonas jonasson, follows the travels of allan karlsson.
The 100yearold man who climbed out the window goodreads. What have you learned from that person, and did reading the 100yearold man who climbed out a window and disappeared make you wish you could hear more of that persons personal story. Allan karlsson currently resides in a nursing home. The hundred year old man who climbed out the window by jonas jonasson, translated from the swedish original, is an entertaining combination read more. That makes it the fourth swedish book for me to read this year. Jonas jonasson audio books, best sellers, author bio. The book by jonas jonasson has been translated to over 30 languages but i had decided to read the original.