The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
15 hrs. 20 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Jonas Jonasson
Author
Jonas Jonasson
Narrator
Yury Lazarev
Narrator
Yury Lazarev
Description
A local boss arrives at a retirement home for a ceremonial dinner to mark the centenary of Mr. Carlson—but the birthday boy, who doesn’t love showiness, climbs out the window in slippers and disappears. During the first hour of freedom, he manages to rob a racketeer—and now both the police and the bandits are chasing the old man. But Allan Carlson isn’t new to trouble, and he doesn’t lose optimism or a sense of humor. An adventurer and a specialist in bombs and explosions, he lives by the principle: “Everything is as it is, and it will be as it will be.” He doesn’t make plans far ahead, he isn’t interested in politics, he doesn’t seek glory—but it turns out he’s almost a key figure in all the most important events of the twentieth century: he’s on friendly terms with Truman, he dines with Stalin, Mao Zedong supplies him with money, and Oppenheimer listens to him. In this very funny adult fairy tale, Jonas Jonasson manages to poke fun at a detective story, a coming-of-age novel, a family saga, and a sentimental love story—while also offering his own version of twentieth-century history without ever interrupting the thrilling narrative of chases, escapes, and bribery.
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