The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared - Jonas Jonasson obsession and betrayal to lively

obsession and betrayal to lively comic tales

the promise of a new beginning and the infinite healing capacity shared by humanity and nature

saying she is leaving the country (and him)

Little known in his lifetime

including work by several great poets - Georgy Ivanov and Varlam Shalamov among them - in captivating modern translations

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared - Jonas Jonasson obsession and betrayal to livelySitting 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