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Schräge Typen: Stories Paperback – February 1, 2019

German Edition by Tom Hanks (Author)
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 69 ratings
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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. 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 his stories, Mr Hanks gracefully reaches that typewriter-worthy level.
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  1. Language
    German
  2. Publisher
    Piper Verlag GmbH
  3. Publication date
    February 1, 2019
  4. Dimensions
    4.72 x 0.87 x 7.36 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    3492314147
  6. ISBN-13
    978-3492314145
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Piper Verlag GmbH (February 1, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ German
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3492314147
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3492314145
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.72 x 0.87 x 7.36 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 69 ratings

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Tom Hanks

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TOM HANKS has won Academy Awards for best actor for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. He has starred in, among many other films, Big, Sleepless in Seattle, Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile, Cast Away, Catch Me If You Can, Captain Phillips, Bridge of Spies, Sully, Toy Story, The Post, and It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker. He is also the author of a best-selling collection of stories, Uncommon Type, and the forthcoming novel The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece.

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Amazon Kunde
5.0 out of 5 stars Super kurzweilig!
Reviewed in Germany on October 11, 2022
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Nett erzählt und nicht zu langatmig. Wer Tom Hanks sowieso mag, wird von dem Buch eigentlich nicht enttäuscht.
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DarkDevilsbride
5.0 out of 5 stars Sehr unterhaltsam.
Reviewed in Germany on August 2, 2019
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Ich liebe ihn als Schauspieler, hätte gar nicht gedacht, dass Tom Hanks auch noch ein guter Schriftsteller ist. Ist er aber. Kann ich wirklich empfehlen und hoffe auf Nachschub.
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rolf christmann
5.0 out of 5 stars klasse service
Reviewed in Germany on May 9, 2020
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5.0 out of 5 stars Schräge Typen
Reviewed in Germany on May 23, 2019
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Sehr gute Geschichten, schön und leicht zu lesen
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2.0 out of 5 stars „Schräge Typen“ von Tom Hanks
Reviewed in Germany on February 13, 2020
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Damals habe ich mich sehr gefreut, als ich hörte, Tom Hanks bringt ein Buch mit einigen Kurzgeschichten heraus. Sofort bin ich in die nächste Buchhandlung gestürmt, habe das Buch gekauft, die ersten Seiten gelesen - und dann auch direkt in mein Bücherregal einsortiert. Als hätte ich damals schon gewusst, dass mich „Schräge Typen“ nicht abholen kann…

Tom Hanks ist ein leidenschaftlicher Schreibmaschinen-Sammler. Das kommt in seinem Buch sehr zur Geltung, denn zu Anfang jeder Geschichte findet der Leser ein wunderschönes Schwarz-Weiß-Bild einer seiner Schreibmaschinen. Wundervoll! Das Thema Schreibmaschine führt uns durch die gesamten Kurzgeschichten, mal wird sie mehr, mal weniger thematisiert, aber sie ist immer gegenwärtig und spielt in manchen Geschichten sogar eine zentrale Rolle für den jeweiligen Protagonisten. Diesen roten Faden fand ich sehr gelungen und hat Spaß gemacht - das Thema ist tatsächlich vielfältiger als ich dachte.

Die Kurzgeschichten waren sprachlich sehr schön. Einige waren gefühlvoll und wunderschön erzählt. Tom Hanks hat in meinen Augen einen angenehmen erzählerischen Stil - es ist leicht und einfach zu verstehen, hat aber eine einzigartige Tiefe. Einfallsreich sind nahezu alle Geschichten.
Die Figuren aus den einzelnen Storys sind sehr einzigartig gewesen, einige finden wir sogar in mehreren Geschichten wieder. Zu vielen seiner Protagonisten konnte ich sofort Zugang finden, einige fand ich aber doch auch leicht abgehoben. Als Leser sollte man sich aber möglichst auf jede Figur einlassen können.

Leider konnten mich aber viele der Geschichten nicht abholen oder vom Hocker reißen. Einige der Kurzgeschichten waren mir zu amerikanisch, die Themen interessierten mich schlichtweg nicht (beispielsweise Raumfahrt und Bowling) oder waren mir sogar zu nichtssagend. Schade!

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„Schräge Typen“ ist ein Sammelsurium an außergewöhnlichen Figuren und kreativen Kurzgeschichten mit einer wunderschönen erzählerischen Stimme. Leider konnten mich viele der Geschichten nicht abholen und ich musste mich mehr oder weniger etwas zum Weiterlesen zwingen. Das Erstlingswerk von Tom Hanks bekommt schweren Herzens nur zwei Sterne von mir.
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