Книга: Uncommon Type (Hanks Tom); Arrow Books, 2018

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 neighborhood 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...

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Параметр	Значение
ISBN	978-1-78-475943-8
Автор(ы)	Hanks Tom
Год издания	2018
Издатель	Arrow Books
Кол-во страниц	405
Переплет	Мягкая бумажная
Переплёт	мягкий
Размеры	12,80 см × 19,80 см × 2,60 см
Страниц	405
Тематика	Современная проза
Формат	84х108/32