Uncommon Type: Some Stories

A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that the legendary Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor.

"Reading Tom Hanks's Uncommon Type is like finding out that Alice Munro is also the greatest actress of our time." --Ann Patchett, bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Dutch House

A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game--and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant venture into America looking for acquisitions and discover a down and out motel, romance, and a bit of real life.

These are just some of the tales Tom Hanks tells in this first collection of his short stories. They are surprising, intelligent, heartwarming, and, for the millions and millions of Tom Hanks fans, an absolute must-have!

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Published: 10/17/2017
ISBN: 9781101946152
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.50w x 1.20d

Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 05/01/2017 pg. 50
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2017
Booklist 08/01/2017 pg. 27
Publishers Weekly 08/21/2017
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2017 pg. 7
Library Journal 10/15/2017