{"product_id":"9780349141800","title":"The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Jonasson, Jonas, Bradbury, Roy \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 9 July 2015 by Little, Brown Book Group (Abacus) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e195 x 124 x 26 | 314g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE GLOBAL BESTSELLER Sitting 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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEscaping (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 full of cash, and incompetent police. As his escapades unfold, Allan's earlier life is revealed. A life in which - remarkably - he played a key role behind the scenes in some of the momentous events of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Roy Bradbury.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darling Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56215831937348,"sku":"9780349141800","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/1265\/8244\/files\/9780349141800.jpg?v=1767716007","url":"https:\/\/darlingreadsbooks.com\/products\/9780349141800","provider":"Darling Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}