Uncommon Type
Some Stories
(Sprache: Englisch)
One of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, USA Today
National Bestseller
A 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...
National Bestseller
A 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...
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One of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, USA TodayNational Bestseller
A 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: a collection of shorts that explore-with great affection, humor, and insight-the human condition in 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 these stories, Hanks gracefully reaches that typewriter-worthy level. By turns whimsical, witty, and moving, Uncommon Type establishes him as a welcome and wonderful new voice in contemporary fiction.
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A Month on Greene StreetThe first of August is usually only so notable the start of the eighth month in the middle of summer on what might or might not be the hottest day ever. But this year, yowza, a lot was going on that day.
Little Sharri Monk was sure to lose another tooth, a partial lunar eclipse was due around 9:15 p.m., and Bette Monk (mother of Sharri; her older sister, Dale; and her younger brother, Eddie) was moving them all into a three-bedroom house on Greene Street. The home so picturesque she knew she would live there the moment she saw the real estate listing. Bette had a vision pop of herself and the kids in the kitchen for a busy breakfast. She was manning the stove-top griddle, turning pancakes, the kids in school clothes finishing their homework and fighting over the last of the orange juice. Her mental image was so focused, so particular, there was no question the house on Greene Street oh, that massive sycamore tree in the front yard would be hers. Theirs.
Bette had visions was there any other way to put it? Not every day and never with any spiritual glow, but she would sense a flash, she d see a pop, like a photo of a vacation taken long ago that held complete memories of all that happened before and all that came after. When her husband, Bob Monk, had come home from work one day pop Bette saw a full-color snapshot of him holding hands with Lorraine Conner-Smythe in the restaurant attached to the Mission Bell Marriott Hotel. Lorraine did consulting work with Bob s company, so the two of them had many chances to sniff each other out. In that nanosecond Bette knew her marriage with Bob had gone from just fine to over. Pop.
If Bette were to count all the times she had such visions from when she was a little girl and how those visions came to pass, she could have regaled a dinner party for a full evening with examples: the scholarship she would win four years after learning of its existence, the dorm room she
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would have in Iowa City, the man she would sleep with for the first time (not Bob Monk), the wedding dress she would wear at the altar (opposite Bob Monk), the view of the Chicago River she would enjoy once the job interview with the Sun-Times went her way, the phone call she saw coming the night her parents were hit by a drunk driver. She knew the sexes of her children the moment she saw the test results over the sink in her bathroom. The list went on and on and on. Not that she made a big deal out of any of the visions, claiming no special clairvoyance or an all-seeing mentalism. Bette thought most people had the same kind of visions, they just didn t realize it. And not all of her visions came to pass. She once saw herself being a contestant on Jeopardy! but that never happened. Still, her accuracy ratio was awfully impressive.
Bob wanted to marry Lorraine as soon as their affair was discovered, so he paid for the privilege, assuring Bette s financial security until the kids were off to college and the child support ceased. Buying the house on Greene Street required hoop jumping with the bank, glowing inspections, and a six-month escrow, but the deed was signed. The lawn, that sycamore, the front porch, all those bedrooms, and the minioffice attached to the garage made for a Promised Land, especially after the narrow, split-level condo in which she had first parked her money and where the four of them lived like kittens in a box, all on top of each other. Now they had a backyard, so deep and wide! With a pomegranate tree! Bette saw her kids pop in T-shirts covered in purple dribble spots come October!
Greene Street was isolated, with almost no traffic except the residents, making it safe for street play. On August 1 the kids begged the movers to unload their bikes and Eddi
Bob wanted to marry Lorraine as soon as their affair was discovered, so he paid for the privilege, assuring Bette s financial security until the kids were off to college and the child support ceased. Buying the house on Greene Street required hoop jumping with the bank, glowing inspections, and a six-month escrow, but the deed was signed. The lawn, that sycamore, the front porch, all those bedrooms, and the minioffice attached to the garage made for a Promised Land, especially after the narrow, split-level condo in which she had first parked her money and where the four of them lived like kittens in a box, all on top of each other. Now they had a backyard, so deep and wide! With a pomegranate tree! Bette saw her kids pop in T-shirts covered in purple dribble spots come October!
Greene Street was isolated, with almost no traffic except the residents, making it safe for street play. On August 1 the kids begged the movers to unload their bikes and Eddi
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Tom Hanks
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- Autor: Tom Hanks
- 2018, 416 Seiten, Maße: 12,8 x 20,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: VINTAGE
- ISBN-10: 1101911948
- ISBN-13: 9781101911945
- Erscheinungsdatum: 18.09.2018
Sprache:
Englisch
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One of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, USA TodayWonderful. NPR
First-rate. Janet Maslin, The New York Times
Funny, moving, deftly surprising. Carl Hiaasen
[Hanks] is a delightful storyteller. Los Angeles Times
Wise and hilarious. Steve Martin
Accomplished and delightful. . . . Terrific. . . . Hanks proves his bona fides as a serious scribe. USA Today
Offers heartfelt charm. . . . Even when Hanks writes about somber subjects . . . he finds a sweet spot. NPR
These stories are a hit. . . . There is life here, and humour, along with evocative moments of reflection on the state of the American dream. Financial Times
Delightful. . . . Moving. . . . Filled with warmth, comedy and wisdom, this companionable collection is as appealing as its author. BookPage
As charming and as (the descriptor has become unavoidable) all-American as the author himself. Time
A collection that showcases [Hanks s] love of words and typewriters. O, The Oprah Magazine
There is often a powerful sense of other lives imagined at a level that goes deeper than writerly research. The Guardian
A debut short story collection that s as engaging it is charming. Paste
The central quality to Tom s writing is a kind of poignant playfulness. It s exactly what you hope from him, except you wish he were sitting in your home, reading it aloud to you, one story at a time. Mindy Kaling
Skillfully crafted. . . . Smart and equally heartfelt, this collection is a must-read for fans of the actor and literary lovers alike. Bustle
Spiked with humor, whimsy and insight. . . . Mr. Hanks creates a strong sense of people, places and possibilities. . . . The short stories in Uncommon Type often explore what might have been, what was before (and after) the divorce, or the move, or the press junket gone awry. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Funny, wise, gloriously inventive and humane. Tom Hanks sees inside people a wary
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divorcee, a billionaire trading desire for disaster, a boy witnessing his father s infidelity, a motley crew shooting for the moon with such acute empathy and good humour we d follow him anywhere. Anna Funder, author of Stasiland and All That I Am
Tom Hanks is a natural born storyteller. . . . He belongs to a tradition of American storytellers that includes Mark Twain or O Henry although there is a range of work in Uncommon Type that defies such a catch-all definition. . . . There is an ease in his writing and a pleasure in the reading. The Scotland Herald
Creative and funny. . . . Cut[s] right down to the bone of human nature. Austin Chronicle
The stories in Uncommon Type range from the hilarious to the deeply touching. . . . All demonstrate a joy in writing, a pleasure in communicating an intensely American sense of atmosphere, friendship, life and family that is every bit as smart, engaging and humane as the man himself. Stephen Fry
Superbly observed. . . . [There is a] variety of voices here, all of them masterfully hewn and cosily embedded. Irish Independent
Delightful. . . . Hanks s prose is impressive, with a strong voice and stylistic flair. . . . Fluent, convincing and confident. The Times (London)
Tom Hanks is a natural born storyteller. . . . He belongs to a tradition of American storytellers that includes Mark Twain or O Henry although there is a range of work in Uncommon Type that defies such a catch-all definition. . . . There is an ease in his writing and a pleasure in the reading. The Scotland Herald
Creative and funny. . . . Cut[s] right down to the bone of human nature. Austin Chronicle
The stories in Uncommon Type range from the hilarious to the deeply touching. . . . All demonstrate a joy in writing, a pleasure in communicating an intensely American sense of atmosphere, friendship, life and family that is every bit as smart, engaging and humane as the man himself. Stephen Fry
Superbly observed. . . . [There is a] variety of voices here, all of them masterfully hewn and cosily embedded. Irish Independent
Delightful. . . . Hanks s prose is impressive, with a strong voice and stylistic flair. . . . Fluent, convincing and confident. The Times (London)
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