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Uncommon Type: Some Stories

by Tom Hanks
Uncommon Type: Some Stories
Uncommon Type: Some Stories

Oscar winner's whimsical take on life's nuances.

If you're intrigued by the idea of peering into various walks of life through a blend of humor and insight, "Uncommon Type" might just be the page-turner for you. Tom Hanks proves his pen wields as much charm as his on-screen performances, each story inviting you into a vividly painted scenario where the humble typewriter becomes a silent witness to the human condition. From the backyard rocket ship to the intimate nuances of friendship and pain, Hanks sketches a world both extraordinary and familiar.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Uncommon Type: Some Stories

by Tom Hanks
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ISBN: 9781785151521
Authors: Tom Hanks
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Date of Publication: 2017-03-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Goodreads rating: 3.42
(rated by 46384 readers)

Description

A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor. A hectic, funny sexual affair between two best friends. A World War II veteran dealing with his emotional and physical scars. A second-rate actor plunged into sudden stardom and a whirlwind press junket. A small-town newspaper columnist with old-fashioned views of the modern world. A woman adjusting to life in a new neighborhood after her divorce. Four friends going to the moon and back in a rocket ship constructed in the backyard. A teenage surfer stumbling into his father’s secret life. These are just some of the people and situations that Tom Hanks explores in his first work of fiction, a collection of stories that dissects, with great affection, humour, and insight, the human condition and all its foibles. The stories are linked by one thing: in each of them, a typewriter plays a part, sometimes minor, sometimes central. To many, typewriters represent a level of craftsmanship, beauty and individuality that is harder and harder to find in the modern world. In his stories, Mr Hanks gracefully reaches that typewriter-worthy level. Known for his honesty and sensitivity as an actor, Mr Hanks brings both those characteristics to his writing. Alternatingly whimsical, moving and occasionally melancholy, Uncommon Type is a book that will delight as well as surprise his millions of fans. It also establishes
 

Oscar winner's whimsical take on life's nuances.

If you're intrigued by the idea of peering into various walks of life through a blend of humor and insight, "Uncommon Type" might just be the page-turner for you. Tom Hanks proves his pen wields as much charm as his on-screen performances, each story inviting you into a vividly painted scenario where the humble typewriter becomes a silent witness to the human condition. From the backyard rocket ship to the intimate nuances of friendship and pain, Hanks sketches a world both extraordinary and familiar.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.