The release date for the English version of 'The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared' by
Jonas Jonasson is Sep 2012. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Allan Karlsson, having lived a long and interesting life, finds himself at a nursing home, thinking it to be his last destination. The fact that he is still healthy is the only issue. A grand party for his centenary is being planned, but Allan chooses to flee since he isn't particularly interested in it and would want to have a little more control over how much booze he consumes. In his slippers, he jumps out the window and sets off on a humorous and completely unexpected excursion. For anybody else, it would be the trip of a lifetime, but Allan has an extraordinary background, having not only seen some of the most significant events of the 20th century, but also having been a major player in them. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared is a quirky and completely original story that has enthralled people all over the globe.