"The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden" is a satirical novel by Jonas Jonasson, first published in 2013. The story follows the unlikely hero, Nombeko Mayeki, a young girl from Soweto who escapes a life of poverty and becomes embroiled in a series of absurd and hilarious events. Nombeko finds herself working in a secret nuclear facility in South Africa, where she becomes privy to a top-secret plan to build an atom bomb. After escaping from the facility, Nombeko goes on the run and eventually ends up in Sweden, where she unwittingly finds herself in possession of a stolen nuclear weapon. Along the way, she meets a cast of quirky characters, including the King of Sweden, and becomes embroiled in a plot to save the world from nuclear disaster. The novel is a satire on politics, power, and the absurdity of modern life, and has been praised for its humor and wit.
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