Tom Hanks Lays Out A Kinder, Gentler World In 'Uncommon Type'
Tom Hanks' well-documented obsession with typewriters is on display in his new story collection, tales linked not just by typewriters but by a benign, humane view of people and their many foibles.
Tom Hanks has heart. It's no news to his fans that empathy fuels his acting — including his back-to-back Oscar-winning portrayals of an AIDS victim in and the endearing hero of So it should come as no surprise that empathy also drives his first collection of fiction. While all of the 17 stories in feature a different antique manual typewriter, (Hanks is an avid collector), they are linked by something greater than typewriter ribbons: a decidedly benign, humane view of people
