Книга: Hanks T. «Uncommon Type»
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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... Формат: Мягкая бумажная, 405 стр.
ISBN: 9781784759438 |
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| Автор | Книга | Описание | Год | Цена | Тип книги |
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| Hanks Tom | Uncommon Type | 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… — Random House, Inc., - Подробнее... | 2018 | 804 | бумажная книга |
| Том Хэнкс | Уникальный экземпляр: Истории о том о сём | Впервые на русском – семнадцать историй, доказывающих, что двукратный лауреат «Оскара» Том Хэнкс не менее… — Азбука-Аттикус, Азбука-бестселлер аудиокнига можно скачать Подробнее... | 2017 | 299 | аудиокнига |
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