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Uncommon Type: Some Stories

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 establishes him as a welcome and wonderful new voice in contemporary fiction.

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Uncommon Type: Some Stories
by Tom Hanks

  • Publication Date: September 4, 2018
  • Genres: Fiction, Short Stories
  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage
  • ISBN-10: 1101911948
  • ISBN-13: 9781101911945