Tag: Swedish author

Jonas Jonasson’s—The 100-year-old man who climbed out the window and disappeared

Jonas Jonasson’s—The 100-year-old man who climbed out the window and disappeared

On his 100th birthday, Allan makes his escape from the nursing home and first meets a gangster from the Never Again gang at the bus station whose bag he takes on to a bus and leaves. Next he meets a petty thief, Julius. With the gangster chasing them wanting his suitcase back, then the police, their adventure begins. 

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Fredrik Backman’s — Bear Town *****

Fredrik Backman’s — Bear Town *****

Who’d ever thought I’d be giving a novel set around an ice hockey team a five out of five or even read such a book? I asked myself this very question when I began the story, but it didn’t take long to be engulfed in this small town tale that was about a far bigger issue than a junior team aiming to win a national championships.

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