{"product_id":"uncommon-type-some-stories-9781101911945","title":"Uncommon Type: Some Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, \u003ci\u003e USA Today \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003eA\u003cb\u003e collection of \"first-rate\" short stories (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/b\u003ethat explore--with great affection, humor, and insight--the human condition in all its foibles.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe stories are linked by one thing: in each of them, a typewriter plays a part, sometimes minor, sometimes central. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eUncommon Type \u003c\/i\u003eestablishes him as a welcome and wonderful new voice in contemporary fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTOM HANKS has been an actor, screenwriter, director and, through Playtone, a producer. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. This is his first collection of fiction.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610460852498,"sku":"9781101911945","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_72be9016-cb8c-42d9-844f-24a4502286f9.jpg?v=1732342927","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/uncommon-type-some-stories-9781101911945","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}