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Uncommon type

Paperback • 2018 • English • 1. edition

Uncommon type: some stories

By Tom Hanks

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor. 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 friend...Show more

Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Short stories

Book details

ISBN

9781784759438

Publisher

Arrow

Published year

2018

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Uncommon type

Format

Paperback

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