NATIONAL BESTSELLER A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, USA Today A collection of first-rate short stories (The New York Times) that explorewith great affection, humor, and insightthe human condition in all its foibles. A small-town newspaper columnist with old-fashioned views of the modern world. A World War II veteran grappling with his emotional and physical scars. A second-rate actor plunged into sudden stardom and a whirlwind press junket. Four friends traveling to the moon in a rocketship built in the backyard. These are just some of the stories that Tom Hanks captures in his first work of fiction. 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 these stories, Hanks gracefully reaches that typewriter-worthy level. By turns whimsical, witty, and moving, Uncommon Type establishes him as a welcome and wonderful new voice in contemporary fiction.
Uncommon Type
Vintage
$8.90 - $18.70
- UPC:
- 9781101911945
- Maximum Purchase:
- 2 units
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 9/4/2018
- Release Date:
- 9/4/2018
- Author:
- Hanks, Tom
- Language:
- English: Published; English: Original Language; English
- Edition:
- Reprint
- Pages:
- 416