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€11.69
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION FROM THE AUTHOR
‘Impressive’ The Times
‘Funny and pitch perfect’ Sunday Express
‘I blink, bubble and boggle in amazed admiration’ Stephen Fry
‘These stories are a hit’ Financial Times
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 travelling to the moon in a rocket ship built in the backyard. These are just some of the stories that Tom Hanks captures with great affection, humour and insight – the human condition in all its foibles.
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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 neighbourhood 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.
| Weight | 0.342 kg |
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| Dimensions | 19.8 × 12.9 × 2.6 cm |
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| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 416 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Short stories |
| Dewey | 813.6 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
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