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It became the best selling book in sweden in 2010, and by july 2012 had sold three million copies worldwide. The story is about a hunt for a group of misfits, trying to keep out of many different spot lights, trying to find them. He has a professional background as a journalist and media consultant. The 100 year old man who climbed out the window and disappeared. That was when the character of allan karlsson came to him. Jonassons laughoutloud debut a bestseller in europe reaches the u.
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He became a media consultant and later set up a company producing sports and events for swedish television, before selling his company and moving abroad to work on his fir. What makes this story so engaging is the bizarre, funny and down right ridiculous plot, from dead bodies to 80 million swedish crowns. Jonas jonasson audio books, best sellers, author bio. Compare the 100yearold man who climbed out a window and disappeared to other novels about protagonists who have unexpected adventures and encounters. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The page references refer to the hesperus press 2012 paperback edition of the one hundred year old man. Touted in author jonas jonassons native sweden as the perfect antidote to the.
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