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The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man: A Novel Audiobook
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What's next for Allan Karlsson? Turns out this centenarian has a few more adventures in store . . .
It all begins with a hot air balloon trip and three bottles of champagne. Allan and Julius are ready for some spectacular views, but they’re not expecting to land in the sea and be rescued by a North Korean ship, and they could never have imagined that the captain of the ship would be harboring a suitcase full of contraband uranium, on a nuclear weapons mission for Kim Jong-un. Yikes!
Soon Allan and Julius are at the center of a complex diplomatic crisis involving world figures from the Swedish foreign minister to Angela Merkel and President Trump. Needless to say, things are about to get very, very complicated.
Another hilarious, witty, and entertaining novel from bestselling author Jonas Jonasson that will have readers howling out-loud at the escapades and misfortunes of its beloved hundred-year-old hero Allan Karlsson and his irresistible sidekick Julius.
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“Jonasson creates the near impossible with his astute assessments of today’s unstable global political climate and endearingly sweet characters, providing laugh-out-loud moments in a dark time.”
— Library Journal (starred review)
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“Jonasson’s clever prose, madcap delights, and satirical political commentary will please fans of the original novel and newcomers alike.”
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“Readers will find this a welcome visit from an old friend that’s filled with laugh out-loud hijinx as well as thought-provoking and timely satire.”
— Booklist -
“Delightful nonsense that will lift a lot of spirits.”
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“Eccentric, unusual and far-fetched in the best possible way.”
— Bookseller on The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared
The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man Listener Reviews
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" I read the book, and wanted to listen to it on audio. I quit a short ways into it. I find the reading to be difficult to understand. Alan's voice (the 100-yr-old man) is too raspy. The Asian voices sound like someone who can't speak English well, which might be realistic, but I want to understand what people are saying. A real shame, as the first book's reader is excellent. I ordered two other audiobooks by Jonasson on the basis of the first 100-yr-old man novel; I am dismayed now to see they are read by the reader of "Further Adventures." "
— AnObjectivist, 6/1/2020 -
" See the movie first; then listen to the book -- there is so much more in the book that it will make the movie (as good as it is) seem like a summary. An epic story that's part Homer, part Mark Twain. Well read by Steven Crossley (coherent, easy to listen to). "
— AnObjectivist, 6/1/2020
About the Authors
Jonas Jonasson was a journalist for the Expressen newspaper for many years. He became a media consultant and later on set up a company producing sports and events for Swedish television. He sold his company and moved abroad to work on his first novel. Jonasson now lives on the Swedish island Gotland in the Baltic Sea.
Rachel Willson-Broyles is a freelance translator specializing in literature. She received her PhD in Scandinavian studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2013. She has translated a number of works, including The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden, Mona, Bad Blood, and Sail in Stone, among others.
About Peter Kenny
Peter Kenny, an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator, is a talented and experienced actor, voice-over artist, singer, musician, and designer, with over twenty-five years of experience working in theater, film, television, and audio. He has achieved great critical acclaim for multicharacter recordings of audiobooks by authors such as Iain Banks, Christopher Priest, and Edmund St Aubyn.