The Prophet and the Idiot

· Fourth Estate · Narrated by Peter Kenny
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The brand-new, hilarious, feel-good adventure from the internationally bestselling author of The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared

Sweden, late summer of 2011. Self-taught astrophysicist Petra has calculated that the atmosphere will collapse on the 21st of September that year, around 21.20 to be more precise, bringing about the end of times.

Armed with this terrible knowledge, Petra meets Johan, a domesday prophet, and Agnes, a widow of 75 who has made bank living a double life on social media as a young influencer. Together, the trio race through Europe as they plan to make the most out of the time they have left, in more ways than one.

But of course, things rarely go to plan, even the end of the world...

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5.0
3 reviews
Zuza Kurzawa
April 6, 2024
I am a big fan of Jonas Jonasson's work. I've read all of his work and I especially enjoyed the last two books which I have listened to narrated by Peter Kenny. I think these two make such a great combo with Jonasson's eccentric writing style, messy storylines and Kenny's remarkable storytelling skills. Each character got his own, unique voice that deeply reflects their personalities and accent - based on their origin. What a joy to listen to this explosive talent combination! The story itself is a little fast paced but very compelling and I quickly got absorbed by it. Jonasson introduces us again to a bunch of colourful and contrasting characters on all the spectrum of intelligence. They embark on the most random journey together full of geo-politics, science, art, absurd and a simple art of being content. I am looking forward to the next book!
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Stuart Nettleton
June 30, 2023
Delightfully eccentric using the mechanics of a good many scams
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About the author

Jonas Jonasson was a journalist for the Expressen newspaper for many years. He became a media consultant and later on set up a company producing sports and events for Swedish television. He sold his company and moved abroad to work on his first novel. Jonasson now lives on the Swedish island Gotland in the Baltic Sea.

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