The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden: A Novel

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Author : Jonas Jonasson
Genre : Fiction

Summary : Jonas Jonasson's picaresque tale of how one person's actions can have far-reaching—even global—consequences, written with the same light-hearted satirical voice as his bestselling debut novel, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared. On June 14th, 2007, the King and Prime Minister of Sweden went missing from a gala banquet at the Royal Castle. Later it was said that both had fallen ill: the truth is different. The real story starts much earlier, in 1961, with the birth of Nombeko Mayeki in a shack in Soweto. Nombeko was fated to grow up fast and die early in her poverty-stricken township. But Nombeko takes a different path. She finds work as a housecleaner and eventually makes her way up to the position of chief advisor, at the helm of one of the world's most secret projects. Here is where the story merges with, then diverges from reality. South Africa developed six nuclear missiles in the 1980s, then voluntarily dismantled them in 1994. This is a story about the seventh missile . . . the one that was never supposed to have existed. Nombeko Mayeki knows too much about it, and now she's on the run from both the South African justice and the most terrifying secret service in the world. She ends up in Sweden, which has transformed into a nuclear nation, and the fate of the world now lies in Nombeko's hands.

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Author : Jonas Jonasson
Genre : Fiction

Summary : Bahwa seorang gadis buta huruf kelahiran Soweto, sebuah perkampungan kumuh di Afrika Selatan, akan tumbuh dan kelak terkurung dalam sebuah truk pengangkut kentang bersama raja dan perdana menteri Swedia adalah kejadian dengan probabilitas statistik 1 : 45.766.212.810. Itu menurut perhitungan Nombeko Mayeki, si gadis buta huruf itu sendiri. Setelah meninggalkan Soweto yang suram tanpa masa depan, suatu hari Nombeko justru menjadi anomali dari probabilitas statistik yang dihitungnya sendiri. Bertemu raja dan perdana menteri Swedia bagi gadis sepertinya saja sudah luar biasa. Tetapi, terkurung di dalam truk pengangkut kentang bersama mereka? Yang benar saja! Kegilaan ini tidak akan terjadi kalau bukan karena bom atom ketujuh, bom atom yang seharusnya tidak ada. Nombeko tahu terlalu banyak tentangnya, dan sekarang (walau terpaksa), nasib dunia berada di tangannya. Bersama kakak beradik kembar yang salah satu keberadaannya tidak diakui secara resmi dan rekan lain yang tidak kompeten, Nombeko tahu misi ini tidak akan mudah. Dan, ya ... memang begitulah. [Mizan, Bentang, Jonas, Fiction, Literasi, Terjemahan, Best Seller, Remaja, Dewasa, Indonesia]

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Author : Jonas Jonasson
Genre : Fiction

Summary : The bestselling novel from the author of The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden

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Author : Carolyn Meyer
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction

Summary : Carolyn Meyer, author of best-selling ROYAL DIARIES Isabel and Anastasia, now brings to the series this compelling story of Kristina, The Girl King, from 17th-century Sweden. Upon discovering that their newborn infant was, in fact, female and not male as first thought, Queen Marie Eleonore wailed inconsolably and King Gustavus Adolphus declared, nevertheless, that the child be raised as a prince. At age six, upon the death of her father, the child Kristina, was proclaimed King of Sweden, with regents assigned to council until she assumes the throne at age eighteen. And indeed, her life followed her father's plan. We meet Kristina when she's almost twelve years old and eschewing feminine practices but reveling in the study of military tactics,

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Summary : Jonas Jonasson's picaresque tale of how one person's actions can have far-reaching--even global--consequences, written with the same light-hearted satirical voice as his bestselling debut novel, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared. On June 14th, 2007, the King and Prime Minister of Sweden went missing from a gala banquet at the Royal Castle. Later it was said that both had fallen ill: the truth is different. The real story starts much earlier, in 1961, with the birth of Nombeko Mayeki in a shack in Soweto. Nombeko was fated to grow up fast and die early in her poverty-stricken township. But Nombeko takes a different path. She finds work as a housecleaner and eventually makes her way up to the position of chief advisor, at the helm of one of the world's most secret projects. Here is where the story merges with, then diverges from reality. South Africa developed six nuclear missiles in the 1980s, then voluntarily dismantled them in 1994. This is a story about the seventh missile . . . the one that was never supposed to have existed. Nombeko Mayeki knows too much about it, and now she's on the run from both the South African justice and the most terrifying secret service in the world. She ends up in Sweden, which has transformed into a nuclear nation, and the fate of the world now lies in Nombeko's hands.

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Author : Jonas Jonasson
Genre : Fiction

Summary : The brand-new adventure from the beloved author of The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared.

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Author : dailyBooks
Genre : Study Aids

Summary : The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden: by Jonas Jonasson | Conversation Starters A Brief Look Inside: The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden follows the life of Nombeko Mayeki, a young, black girl living in a poor village in South Africa during the apartheid. Nombeko's life ends up being much different than the life of a typical girl in Soweto. Instead of dying early due to the poor conditions around her, eventually, she takes a job cleaning the house of an engineer and becomes his chief adviser in a secret mission to make atomic bombs. As the story continues, she finds herself in Sweden. To her surprise, she ends up in possession of a seventh bomb that was never supposed to have been made. Now, Nombeko must find a way to get rid of the bomb and save the King and the rest of the planet. The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden was nominated in 2014 for the Specsavers National Book Award for International Author of the Year. EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive, and the characters and its world still live on. Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to bring us beneath the surface of the page and invite us into the world that lives on. These questions can be used to... Create Hours of Conversation: • Foster a deeper understanding of the book • Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups • Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately • Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before Disclaimer: This book you are about to enjoy is an independent resource to supplement the original book, enhancing your experience of The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden. If you have not yet purchased a copy of the original book, please do before purchasing this unofficial Conversation Starters.