Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks

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 neighbourhood 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 him as a welcome
and wonderful new voice in contemporary fiction, a voice
that perceptively delves beneath the surface of friendships,
families, love and normal, everyday behaviour.

Genres: Contemporary - Fiction - Short Stories
Condition: Fair
Published: 2017 by William Heinemann: London
Pages: 405
ISBN: 9781785151521
Weight: 540g