by Tom Hanks · RANDOM HOUSE UK · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781784759438
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«Uncommon Type: Some Stories» is Tom Hanks's collection of short stories, published by Random House UK in paperback (416 pages, in English).
Seventeen stories about friendship, family, love and everyday life: a World War II veteran, a second-rate actor, a divorced woman or four friends who travel to the Moon. In each story a typewriter appears, with greater or lesser weight, as a common thread for tales full of humour, affection and melancholy.
It is Tom Hanks's first work of fiction. It was originally published in 2017. This edition is from 2018.
For adult readers who enjoy short stories and for Tom Hanks fans who want to discover his side as a writer.
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. In 2020, Hanks was ranked as the fourth-highest-grossing American film actor of all time. His numerous awards include two Academy Awards, seven Emmy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards; he has also been nominated for five BAFTA Awards and a Tony Award. He received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2002, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2014, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2020.
