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

This is my second post regarding Swedish comedy. The writer #jonasJonasson ‘s book will never give a lull moment. There is tragedy, there is death and there are plenty of accident yet all these incidents will leave you laughing out loud. I would not say that the comedy is elite or classic but it is out right a laugh riot and meant for masses. The story is comedy of errors and traces the journey of a 100 years old grumpy old man who hate politics, politicians and the only thing he loves doing is explosion as an explosive expert. Leave logic aside if you are reading this book. This book will give you pleasant moments in the difficult quarantine time and will have something to laugh about. Allan quietly slips from the old people’s home on the eve of his 100^th birthday. Allan’s birthday party is a PR exercise for city’s mayor and some news for local press. His sudden disappearance give rise to plenty of speculation and suspicion and great media circus begins. Allan being a free wandering soul starts afresh and cherishes his freedom.  As Allan begins his journey through picturesque Sweden and leaves behind trails of incidents with odd random people joining his quest. As the journey moves forward Allan’s life unfolds and his earlier life is revealed. As a history enthusiast was baffled and amazed to see how curatively Jonas Jonasson has woven this story around major historical events. Allan has been altering the course of history and influencing some prominent leaders’ decisions. He has been friends with leaders with different political ideologies. The story traces its path through 2^nd world war to Russia to north korea to Chinese communist revolution to cold war. Read it for a good laugh p.s you can always watch this Swedish movie (not as entertaining as book).