Uncommon Type Some Stories

A collection of seventeen short stories from two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks, establishing him as a talented writer. The stories feature characters from diverse backgrounds, including a gentle Eastern European immigrant in New York City whose life was torn apart by his country's civil war, a man who bowls a perfect game repeatedly and winds up as an ESPN celebrity, an eccentric billionaire, and a second-rate actor thrust into sudden stardom. All stories are connected by the presence of a typewriter, which plays a part, sometimes minor, sometimes central. The collection is by turns whimsical, witty, moving, and offers an insightful exploration of the human condition.

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