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.