The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

Цена 7.69 - 8.40 USD

EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 9780786891450

Брэнд Hyperion

Автор

Издатель Hyperion

Страниц 480

Год выпуска 2009

Форма выпуска 105x170

The international publishing sensation-over four 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 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...