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| Verlag | Penguin Random House |
| Auflage | 2018 |
| Seiten | 416 |
| Format | 12,9 x 20,2 x 2 cm |
| Gewicht | 392 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 1101911948 |
| EAN | 9781101911945 |
| Bestell-Nr | 10191194UA |
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 with great affection, humor, and insight the 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 establisheshim as a welcome and wonderful new voice in contemporary fiction.