Uncommon Type: Some Stories

by Hanks, Tom
ISBN: 9781101946152
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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 gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game--and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant venture into America looking for acquisitions and discover a down and out motel, romance, and a bit of real life. These are just some of the tales Tom Hanks tells in this first collection of his short stories. They are surprising, intelligent, heartwarming, and, for the millions and millions of Tom Hanks fans, an absolute must-have

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Hanks, Tom
  • ISBN: 9781101946152
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.90 x 1.20
  • Number Of Pages: 416
  • Publication Year: 2017

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  • Tom Hanks...the writer?

    Ben B. - 4 years 5 months ago

    In Tom Hanks' (yes, the actor) first collection of short stories, he beautifully examines aspects of the human condition through his ranging characters and settings. Each story in the collection includes the typewriter, a relic which Hanks has a fine collection, that ranges from a passing remark to the catalyst that drives the plot. This collection may not appear to be much on first reading, but the stories stick with you for months afterwards.

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