Title : The Old Man Who Wanted to Save the World - Jonas Jonasson - book

Summary :

After having won over 1.3 million readers in France, the Old Man still isn't sugar-coating strawberries!

It all begins off the coast of Bali, with a hot air balloon and four bottles of champagne. Alongside Julius, his partner in crime, Allan Karlsson is about to celebrate his 101st birthday when... bang! The balloon crashes into the open sea. Here are our two castaways rescued aboard a North Korean bulk carrier. And as good things come in pairs, it turns out that the boat, dispatched by Kim Jong-un, is clandestinely transporting enriched uranium. Without further ado, Allan poses as an atomic research specialist, manages to deceive the dictator, and flees with a briefcase containing explosives... a Swedish neo-Nazi on his tail. From Manhattan to a Kenyan camp via the Tanzanian savannah and Copenhagen airport, Allan and his partner find themselves at the heart of a complex diplomatic crisis, crossing paths with Angela Merkel, Donald Trump and the Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs, becoming friends with an Indian con man with an unpronounceable name, a Maasai warrior, a psychic entrepreneur involved in the personalized coffin market and a spy passionate about growing asparagus.
After revisiting in The Old Man Who Didn't Want to Celebrate His Birthday the dramatic events of the 20th century, the old polyglot fireworks expert has decided to return to service for a small mission: to save the world! A wild, educated and hilarious lesson in geopolitics.

• EAN : 9782258153455
  
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