Vintage
Uncommon Type
Product Code:
9781101911945
ISBN13:
9781101911945
Condition:
New
$17.00
$16.13
Sale 5%
One of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, USA Today National Bestseller 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: a collection of shorts that explore?ith great affection, humor, and insight?he human condition in 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 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.
Author: Tom Hanks |
Publisher: Vintage |
Publication Date: Sep 04, 2018 |
Number of Pages: 416 pages |
Language: English |
Binding: Paperback/Fiction |
ISBN-10: 1101911948 |
ISBN-13: 9781101911945 |
Uncommon Type
$17.00
$16.13
Sale 5%
One of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, USA Today National Bestseller 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: a collection of shorts that explore?ith great affection, humor, and insight?he human condition in 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 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.
Author: Tom Hanks |
Publisher: Vintage |
Publication Date: Sep 04, 2018 |
Number of Pages: 416 pages |
Language: English |
Binding: Paperback/Fiction |
ISBN-10: 1101911948 |
ISBN-13: 9781101911945 |