The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden Jonas Jonasson Paperback

The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Swedish author Jonas Jonasson. Book Details: - Title: The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden - Author: Jonas Jonasson - Translator: Rachel Willson-Broyles (translated from the original Swedish title, Analfabeten som kunde räkna) - Genres: Fiction / Humorous / Satire & Political Fiction. - Summery: Published in 2013 (with English translations following in 2014), this comedic, picaresque novel follows Nombeko Mayeki, a brilliant young woman born in a Soweto shack who accidentally comes into possession of a secret nuclear weapon. Her subsequent escape embroils her with an eclectic cast of characters- including three Chinese sisters, a set of twins who share a single official identity, and an elderly potato farmer- culminating in an absurd geopolitical incident involving a royal banquet in Sweden.