the 100 year old man who climbed out matthew

We have been reading at home“The Hundred year old man who climbed out of the window and

disappeared.”By

Jonas Jonasson

Here is a map of the travels of Allan Karlsson who is the hero

of the story

Allan’s travels before he climbed out of the window.

Dec 1947.Returned to Sweden.

1948 – 52 Kidnapped and taken to Soviet Union. Set To a prison in Siberia.

1953. Escaped to North Korea.

1953-1968. Lived in Bali. Spent most of the time sleeping on the beach.

1968-1982. Spying in Moscow for the Americans

1982-2/05/2005. Back home to Sweeden in an Old Peoples’ home. Climbed out of the window on his 100th Birthday….

Born 2/05/1905 in Flen, Sweden. Left Sweden in 1936. Walked to Spain. 1936-39 Took part in Spanish Civil War, blowing up bridges. 1939-45. Went to America. Interred for 4 years. Worked on the first nuclear bomb.1945.Went to China to take part in the civil war,blew up bridges .1946-47Decided to go home. Walked over the Himalayas. Arrived in Tehran, Iran. Imprisoned for not having a passport.