Jonas Jonasson

A madcap new novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author of The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden Hitman Anders, recently out of prison, is doing small jobs for the big gangsters. Then his life takes an unexpected turn when he meets a female Protestant vicar (who also happens to be an atheist), and a homeless receptionist at a former brothel which is now a one-star hotel. The three join forces and concoct an unusual business plan based on Hitman Anders’ skills and his fearsome reputation. The vicar and receptionist will organize jobs for a group of gangsters, and will attract customers using the tabloids’ love of lurid headlines. The perfect plan—if it weren’t for Hitman Anders’ curiosity about the meaning of it all. In conversations with the vicar, he turns to Jesus and, against all odds, Jesus answers him! The vicar can’t believe what’s happening. When Hitman Anders turns to religion, the lucrative business is in danger, and the vicar and the receptionist have to find a new plan, quick. Fast-paced and sparky, the novel follows these bizarre but loveable characters on their quest to create a New Church, with all of Sweden’s gangsters hunting them. Along the way, it explores the consequences of fanaticism, the sensationalist press, the entrepreneurial spirit and straightforward human stupidity—and underlying all of it, the tenuous hope that it’s never too late to start again.

The brand-new, hilarious, feel-good adventure from the internationally bestselling author of The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared Sweden, late summer of 2011. Self-taught astrophysicist Petra has calculated that the atmosphere will collapse on the 21st of September that year, around 21.20 to be more precise, bringing about the end of times. Armed with this terrible knowledge, Petra meets Johan, a domesday prophet, and Agnes, a widow of 75 who has made bank living a double life on social media as a young influencer. Together, the trio race through Europe as they plan to make the most out of the time they have left, in more ways than one. But of course, things rarely go to plan, even the end of the world…

The sequel to Jonas Jonasson’s international bestseller The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and DisappearedIt 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 harbouring a suitcase full of contraband uranium, on a nuclear weapons mission for Kim Jong-un …Soon Allan and Julius are at the centre of a complex diplomatic crisis involving world figures from the Swedish foreign minister to Angela Merkel and President Trump. Things are about to get very complicated …

Just because the world ignores you, doesn’t mean you can’t save it Nombeko Mayeki is on the run from the world's most ruthless secret service - with three Chinese sisters, twins who are officially one person, and an elderly potato farmer. Oh, and the fate of the King of Sweden - and the world - rests on her shoulders. Born in a Soweto shack in 1961, Nombeko is destined for a short, hard life. When she is run over by a drunken engineer, her luck changes. Alive, but blamed for the accident, she is sent to work for the driver - the brandy-soaked head of a project vital to South Africa's security. Nombeko may be good at cleaning, but she's amazing with numbers. The drunken engineer isn't - and has made a big mistake. And only Nombeko knows about it... Uproariously funny, this is an entrancing tale of luck, love and international relations.

It all starts on the one-hundredth birthday of Allan Karlsson. Sitting quietly in his room in an old people’s home, he is waiting for the party he-never-wanted-anyway to begin. The Mayor is going to be there. The press is going to be there. But, as it turns out, Allan is not… Slowly but surely Allan climbs out of his bedroom window, into the flowerbed (in his slippers) and makes his getaway. And so begins his picaresque and unlikely journey involving criminals, several murders, a suitcase full of cash, and incompetent police. As his escapades unfold, we learn something of Allan’s earlier life in which – remarkably – he helped to make the atom bomb, became friends with American presidents, Russian tyrants, and Chinese leaders, and was a participant behind the scenes in many key events of the twentieth century. Already a huge bestseller across Europe, The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared is a fun and feel-good book for all ages.

A reluctant centenarian much like Forrest Gump (if Gump were an explosives expert with a fondness for vodka) decides it’s not too late to start over... After a long and eventful life, Allan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home, believing it to be his last stop. The only problem is that he's still in good health, and in one day, he turns 100. A big celebration is in the works, but Allan really isn't interested (and he'd like a bit more control over his vodka consumption). So he decides to escape. He climbs out the window in his slippers and embarks on a hilarious and entirely unexpected journey, involving, among other surprises, a suitcase stuffed with cash, some unpleasant criminals, a friendly hot-dog stand operator, and an elephant (not to mention a death by elephant). It would be the adventure of a lifetime for anyone else, but Allan has a larger-than-life backstory: Not only has he witnessed some of the most important events of the twentieth century, but he has actually played a key role in them. Starting out in munitions as a boy, he somehow finds himself involved in many of the key explosions of the twentieth century and travels the world, sharing meals and more with everyone from Stalin, Churchill, and Truman to Mao, Franco, and de Gaulle. Quirky and utterly unique, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared has charmed readers across the world.

The brand-new adventure from the beloved author of The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared. Victor Alderheim has a lot to answer for. Not only has he heartlessly tricked his young ex-wife, Jenny, out of her art gallery inheritance, but he has also abandoned his son, Kevin, to die in the middle of the Kenyan savanna. It doesn’t occur to Victor that Kevin might be rescued and adopted by a Maasai medicine man, or that he might be expected to undergo the rituals expected of all new Maasai warriors – which have him running back to Stockholm as fast as you can say circumcision without anaesthetic. Back in Stockholm, Kevin’s path crosses with Jenny’s – and they have an awful lot to talk about, not least a shared desire to get even with Victor. So it’s convenient when they run into a man selling revenge services, who has an ingenious idea involving Victor’s cellar, a goat, some forged paintings, four large boxes of sex toys, and a kilo of flour …

Allan Karlsson compie cento anni e per l'occasione la casa di riposo dove vive intende festeggiare l'evento: Allan, però, è di un'altra idea e decide di punto in bianco di scappare. Con le pantofole ai piedi scavalca la finestra e si dirige alla stazione degli autobus. Lì ruba la valigia a un giovane biondo dall'aria feroce, sale sul primo autobus che gli capita e inizia così, sbarcando in uno sperduto villaggio svedese sconosciuto, una serie esilarante di equivoci e di incontri...

Desde aquel día no tan lejano en que Allan Karlsson saltó por la ventana de la residencia de ancianos y se lanzó a todo tipo de aventuras con la avidez de un jovenzuelo, el mundo ha sufrido una transformación radical que lo ha sumido en el desconcierto y la incertidumbre. Ante tal estado de cosas, un espíritu inquieto y una mente sin prejuicios, sumados a una tableta con acceso ilimitado a internet, impulsan al incombustible abuelo a emprender una singular cruzada a fin de salvaguardar la paz mundial. Todo empieza en una playa en Bali, donde Allan se encuentra con Julius para celebrar el centésimo primer año de vida. La idea de su amigo de regalarle un paseo en globo aerostático no deja de ser brillante, pero una vez en el aire la situación se complica: los intrépidos aeronautas pierden el control de la aeronave y caen al mar. Extraviados en la inmensidad del océano, la suerte parece sonreírles cuando un carguero se cruza en su camino y los rescata, salvo que se trata, en realidad, de un buque norcoreano que transporta cuatro kilos de uranio enriquecido con destino a Pyongyang, el feudo inexpugnable de un Kim Jong-un enfrascado en su programa de desarrollo nuclear. Así, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, Allan se ve inmerso en una misión de la máxima trascendencia, una tarea diplomática muy delicada que lo llevará de Corea del Norte a Nueva York, después a Suecia y finalmente a África. Pero, ante los numerosos obstáculos y la complejidad de la operación, el superabuelo no tiene más remedio que plantarse ante Donald Trump y Angela Merkel para exponerles sus originales planes, sin cuyo cumplimiento la humanidad se encamina hacia una crisis de insospechadas consecuencias. El humor disparatado y una acción trepidante son la esencia de otra divertidísima historia de Jonas Jonasson, que, de nuevo con el inefable abuelo de protagonista, aborda de lleno el momento político actual, una época convulsa en la que realidad y ficción se solapan con asombrosa exactitud.

Con el mismo sentido del humor surrealista e irreverente que conquistó a millones de lectores en El abuelo que saltó por la ventana y se largó, Jonas Jonasson vuelve a deleitarnos con una historia tan desenfadada como llena de sorpresas. En esta ocasión, la improbable heroína tiene su origen en el barrio de Soweto, el tristemente célebre gueto de Johannesburgo. Corren los años setenta, en pleno auge del apartheid, cuando Nombeko Mayeki, condenada a una vida de infortunio y con altas probabilidades de que ésta acabe a una edad temprana ante la indiferencia de sus semejantes, encuentra un resquicio para escapar de su aciago futuro. Dotada de un intelecto fuera de serie, e impulsada por la fuerza de un destino que ejecuta las piruetas más extrañas, el azar propulsa a Nombeko lejos de su entorno de miseria y la encarrila en un asombroso viaje en el que se topará con personajes de toda índole, desde un falso especialista en física nuclear y un par de agentes del Mossad con sed de venganza, hasta un rey de Suecia con rostro humano y una joven antisistema en permanente estado de ebullición. Así, la genial Nombeko recorrerá un rocambolesco itinerario hasta convertirse en una mujer clave para la supervivencia de la humanidad y, a la postre, descubrir su lugar en el mundo en las frías tierras escandinavas, un sitio con el que jamás se habría atrevido a soñar.

The international publishing sensation—over two million copies sold. A reluctant centenarian much like Forrest Gump (if Gump were an explosives expert with a fondness for vodka) decides it’s not too late to start over … After a long and eventful life, Allan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home, believing it to be his last stop. The only problem is that he’s still in good health, and in one day, he turns 100. A big celebration is in the works, but Allan really isn’t interested (and he’d like a bit more control over his vodka consumption). So he decides to escape. He climbs out the window in his slippers and embarks on a hilarious and entirely unexpected journey, involving, among other surprises, a suitcase stuffed with cash, some unpleasant criminals, a friendly hot-dog stand operator, and an elephant (not to mention a death by elephant). It would be the adventure of a lifetime for anyone else, but Allan has a larger-than-life backstory: Not only has he witnessed some of the most important events of the twentieth century, but he has actually played a key role in them. Starting out in munitions as a boy, he somehow finds himself involved in many of the key explosions of the twentieth century and travels the world, sharing meals and more with everyone from Stalin, Churchill, and Truman to Mao, Franco, and de Gaulle. Quirky and utterly unique, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared has charmed readers across the world.

Die aberwitzige Geschichte der jungen Afrikanerin Nombeko, die zwar nicht lesen kann, aber ein Rechengenie ist, fast zufällig bei der Konstruktion nuklearer Sprengköpfe mithilft und nebenbei Verhandlungen mit den Mächtigen der Welt führt. Nach einem besonders brisanten Geschäft setzt sie sich nach Schweden ab, wo ihr die große Liebe begegnet. Das bringt nicht nur ihr eigenes Leben, sondern gleich die gesamte Weltpolitik durcheinander...

Allan Karlsson hat Geburtstag. Er wird 100 Jahre alt. Eigentlich ein Grund zu feiern. Doch während sich der Bürgermeister und die lokale Presse auf das große Spektakel vorbereiten, hat der Hundertjährige ganz andere Pläne: er verschwindet einfach – und schon bald steht ganz Schweden wegen seiner Flucht auf dem Kopf. Doch mit solchen Dingen hat Allan seine Erfahrung, er hat schließlich in jungen Jahren die ganze Welt durcheinander gebracht.

Allan Karlsson es un anciano que ha visto mucho mundo y ha vivido innumerables experiencias a lo largo de su extensa vida, nacido en Suecia en 1905, el día que cumple 100 años decide fugarse por una ventana de la residencia en la que vive porque quiere dejar atrás su vida anterior. A partir de ese instante una larga lista de sucesos marcarán un nuevo cambio en su existencia.

Allan wordt honderd en dat wordt groots gevierd in het bejaardentehuis, behalve dan dat de jarige het op zijn heupen krijgt en kort voordat het feest losbarst, vertrekt. De tijd die hem rest kan hij beter besteden, vindt hij, en hij klimt uit het raam en verdwijnt. Pers en burgemeester hebben het nakijken. Allan is een nuchter type dat weinig tot geen angst kent en die verder niet al te lang stilstaat bij zijn beslissingen, maar ad hoc handelt en het avontuur op zijn hoogbejaarde leeftijd niet schuwt. Met alle gevolgen van dien. De vaart houdt hij er in elk geval in, want vanaf het moment dat hij het bejaardentehuis verlaat, wordt De 100-jarige man die uit het raam klom en verdween een soort roadtrip waarbij de lezer de memorabele avonturen van de 100-jarige meemaakt – zo let hij even op een koffer voor iemand die maar niet terugkomt en dus gaat de koffer mee de bus in, maar er blijkt enorm veel (maffia)geld in te zitten, hetgeen woeste achtervolgingen tot gevolg heeft -, ook verzamelt Allan een bonte club figuren om zich heen in een zwaan-kleef-aaneffect. Tegelijkertijd passeren de memorabele momenten uit zijn leven én die van de twintigste-eeuwse geschiedenis de revue, met Allan als wel heel bijzonder gezelschap.

يجلس ألن كارلسون ساكناً في غرفته في منزل المسنين، في انتظار حفلة لا يريد أن يبدأها- حفلة عيد ميلاده المئة،بالتحديد. وسوف يحضر عمدة المدينة، لكن ألن نفسه هو الذي لن يحضر. يهبط ألن من خلال نافذة غرفة نومه(بحذائه المنزلي الخفيف)إلى حوض الزهور، ويجتاز البوابة الرئيسية. وهكذا يبدأ خبرة تشرده ورحلته الأبعد عن التصور، والتي تضم مجرمين، وقبضة من القتلة,وحقيبة مليئة بالنقود، ورجال شرطة غير بارعين. وفيما مغامراته تتكشف، تظهر معها تفاصيل حياة ألن السابقة. تلك الحياة التي لعب فيها من وراء الكواليس أدواراً رئيسية في صناعة بعض أكثر الأحداث العالمية أهمية ودرامية في القرن العشرين.

Efter ett långt och synnerligen händelserikt liv hamnar Allan Karlsson på det äldrehem han tänker ska bli hans sista anhalt på jorden. Problemet är bara att hälsan vägrar ge vika, och en dag bär det sig inte bättre än att det är dags för honom att fylla tresiffrigt. Pompa och ståt väntar, med kommunalråd och lokaltidning på plats. Ett spektakel så oönskat av Allan att han i stället kliver ut genom fönstret. Därmed är han på rymmen från sitt eget födelsedagskalas. I hastigheten råkar Allan få med sig en väska som han bara skulle vakta ett slag och strax har han både tjuvar och poliser efter sig. Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann handlar om en månadslång jakt genom Sverige på Allan och hans nyfunna vänner. Men boken är också en resa genom 1900-talet - den oändligt sorglöse Allan Karlssons livsresa. Hur kommer det sig egentligen att Allan äter middag med blivande presidenten Truman? Och får lift med förre premiärministern Churchill? Och åker flodbåt med ordförande Maos unga hustru? Eller för den delen att han tillbringar flera månader med att vandra över Himalaya? Trots att Allan är fullständigt ointresserad av politik och religion tycks han ha påverkat de flesta av det förra seklets stora händelser i världen. I hundra år gjorde Allan Karlsson världen osäker, bara genom att vara. Och nu är han lös igen.