{"product_id":"uncommon-type","title":"Uncommon Type","description":"\u003cp\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, USA Today • A collection of “first-rate” short stories (The New York Times) that explore—with great affection, humor, and insight—the human condition in all its foibles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories are linked by one thing: in each of them, a typewriter plays a part, sometimes minor, sometimes central.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Cat Fables","offers":[{"title":"Used - Like New","offer_id":67612040528021,"sku":"9781101911945UL","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/2456\/3093\/files\/9781101911945.jpg?v=1790898215","url":"https:\/\/www.blackcatfables.com\/products\/uncommon-type","provider":"Black Cat Fables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}