The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext SUNDAY TIMES NO 1 FICTION BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT OF THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED Just because the world ignores you, doesn't mean you can't save it . . . Nombeko Mayeki was never meant to be a hero. Born in a Soweto shack, she seemed destined for a short, hard life. But now she is on the run from the world 's most ruthless secret service, with three Chinese sisters, twins who are officially one person and an elderly potato farmer. Oh, and the fate of the King of Sweden - and the world - rests on her shoulders. As uproariously funny as Jonas Jonasson's bestselling debut, this is an entrancing tale of luck, love and international relations. 'A comic delight of love, luck and mathematics' Daily Express 'It's "feel-good" set to stun level' Guardian 'As unlikely and funny as The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared'Observer Zusammenfassung SUNDAY TIMES NO 1 FICTION BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT OF THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED Just because the world ignores you, doesn’t mean you can’t save it . . .

Über den Autor / die Autorin

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, The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared. Jonasson now lives on the Swedish island Gotland in the Baltic Sea. His most recent novel is Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jonas Jonasson, Jonasson Jonas
• Verlag: Fourth Estate
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.05.2014
• EAN: 9780007557905
• ISBN: 978-0-00-755790-5
• Seiten: 421
• Abmessung: 128 mm x 197 mm x 31 mm
• Serie: Fourth Estate
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; Schwedische SchriftstellerInnen; Werke (div.), Adventure, FICTION / Humorous / General, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Action & Adventure, Espionage & spy thriller, FICTION / Political, FICTION / Satire, Africa, Sweden, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Political / legal thriller, c 1960 to c 1970, Satirical fiction & parodies, c 1960 to c 1969, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Adventure / action fiction