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OverviewWhat's next for Allan Karlsson? Turns out this centenarian has a few more adventures in store . . . It all begins with a hot air balloon trip and three bottles of champagne. Allan and Julius are ready for some spectacular views, but they're not expecting to land in the sea and be rescued by a North Korean ship, and they could never have imagined that the captain of the ship would be harboring a suitcase full of contraband uranium, on a nuclear weapons mission for Kim Jong-un. Yikes! Soon Allan and Julius are at the center of a complex diplomatic crisis involving world figures from the Swedish foreign minister to Angela Merkel and President Trump. Needless to say, things are about to get very, very complicated. Another hilarious, witty, and entertaining novel from bestselling author Jonas Jonasson that will have readers howling out-loud at the escapades and misfortunes of its beloved hundred-year-old hero Allan Karlsson and his irresistible sidekick Julius. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter Kenny , Jonas Jonasson , Rachel Willson-BroylesPublisher: HarperCollins Imprint: HarperCollins Edition: Library Edition ISBN: 9781982606336ISBN 10: 1982606339 Publication Date: 15 January 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsEccentric, unusual and far-fetched in the best possible way. -- Bookseller on The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared Jonasson creates the near impossible with his astute assessments of today's unstable global political climate and endearingly sweet characters, providing laugh-out-loud moments in a dark time. -- Library Journal (starred review) Delightful nonsense that will lift a lot of spirits. -- Kirkus Reviewx Jonasson's clever prose, madcap delights, and satirical political commentary will please fans of the original novel and newcomers alike. -- Publishers Weekly Readers will find this a welcome visit from an old friend that's filled with laugh out-loud hijinx as well as thought-provoking and timely satire. -- Booklist Eccentric, unusual and far-fetched in the best possible way. -- Bookseller on The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared Author InformationPeter Kenny, an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator, is a talented and experienced actor, voice-over artist, singer, musician, and designer, with over twenty-five years of experience working in theater, film, television, and audio. He has achieved great critical acclaim for multicharacter recordings of audiobooks by authors such as Iain Banks, Christopher Priest, and Edmund St Aubyn. Jonas Jonasson was a journalist for the Expressen newspaper for many years. He became a media consultant and later on set up a company producing sports and events for Swedish television. He sold his company and moved abroad to work on his first novel. Jonasson now lives on the Swedish island Gotland in the Baltic Sea. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |