Том Хэнкс — новинки

A wildly ambitious story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film, and the humble comic book that inspired it all.
Spanning 80 years of a changing America and culminating in the opening of the film, we meet a colourful cast of characters including a troubled soldier returning from war, a young boy with an artistic gift, an inspired and eccentric director, a pompous film star on the rise, a tireless production assistant and countless film crew members that together create Hollywood magic.
Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece offers an insider's take on the momentous efforts it takes to make a film. At once a reflection on America's past and present, on the world of show business and the real world we all live in.

Spanning 80 years of a changing America and culminating in the opening of the film, we meet a colourful cast of characters including a troubled soldier returning from war, a young boy with an artistic gift, an inspired and eccentric director, a pompous film star on the rise, a tireless production assistant and countless film crew members that together create Hollywood magic.

Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece offers an insider's take on the momentous efforts it takes to make a film. At once a reflection on America's past and present, on the world of show business and the real world we all live in.

Part One of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for twenty-three years.

Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing underground comic books in Oakland, California, reconnects with his uncle and, remembering the comic book he saw when he was five, draws a new version with his uncle as a World War II fighting hero.

Cut to the present day: A commercially successful director discovers the 1970 comic book and decides to turn it into a contemporary superhero movie.

Cue the cast: We meet the film’s extremely difficult male star, his wonderful leading lady, the eccentric writer/director, the producer, the gofer production assistant, and everyone else on both sides of the camera.

Bonus material: Interspersed throughout are three comic books that are featured in the story—all created by Tom Hanks himself—including the comic book that becomes the official tie-in to this novel’s "major motion picture masterpiece."

«Уникальный экземпляр» — это семнадцать историй, доказывающих, что двукратный лауреат «Оскара» Том Хэнкс не менее талантлив и как писатель. «Мистер Хэнкс оказался настоящим писателем с большой буквы “П”, — рекомендует Стивен Фрай. — Одни рассказы в этой книге заставят вас хохотать в голос, другие — растрогают до слез» Герои Хэнкса отправляются на Луну в самодельной ракете, застревают в Париже во время промо-тура блокбастера «Кассандра Рэмпарт III: Страх на пороге», раз за разом возвращаются в один и тот же день «Мира будущего» на нью-йоркской Всемирной выставке 1939 года, предпочитают компьютеру винтажную пишущую машинку… «За два года я…

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.

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 neighborhood 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. Known for his honesty and sensitivity as an actor, Mr Hanks brings both those characteristics to his writing. Alternatingly whimsical, moving and occasionally melancholy, Uncommon Type is a book that will delight as well as surprise his millions of fans. It also establishes him as a welcome and wonderful new voice in contemporary fiction, a voice that perceptively delves beneath the surface of friendships, families, love and normal, everyday behaviour.

Том Генкс — зірковий голлівудський актор, володар двох «Оскарів», а віднедавна ще й чудовий письменник. Збірка «Історії, наклацані на друкарській машинці» складається з сімнадцяти оповідань, які відкривають читачеві різну Америку і різну американськість. Якісь оповідання змусять реготати до сліз, якісь розчулять і здивують. Герої Генкса вирушають на Місяць у саморобній ракеті, насолоджуються славою у Парижі під час промотуру блокбастера, намагаються втілити мрії у Нью-Йорку, грають у боулінг і займаються серфінгом. З 70-х років минулого століття Том Генкс колекціонує друкарські машинки (у колекції актора уже понад сотня вінтажних машинок), тож у кожному з оповідань є цікаві епізоди, пов’язані з ними.

Генксовому стилю притаманні кінематографічність, вишукана простота, влучність метафор та увага до деталей. Його акторську гру цінують за чесність та чуттєвість, ці риси Том Генкс привносить і в свої художні твори.

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 gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game--and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant venture into America looking for acquisitions and discover a down and out motel, romance, and a bit of real life. These are just some of the tales Tom Hanks tells in this first collection of his short stories. They are surprising, intelligent, heartwarming, and, for the millions and millions of Tom Hanks fans, an absolute must-have!

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 gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game - and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant venture into America looking for acquisitions and discover a down and out motel, romance and a bit of real life. These are just some of the tales Tom Hanks tells in this first collection of his short stories. They are surprising, intelligent, heart-warming, and, for the millions and millions of Tom Hanks fans, an absolute must-have.

Впервые на русском – семнадцать историй, доказывающих, что двукратный лауреат «Оскара» Том Хэнкс не менее талантлив и как писатель. «Мистер Хэнкс оказался настоящим писателем с большой буквы „П“, – рекомендует Стивен Фрай. – Одни рассказы в этой книге заставят вас хохотать в голос, другие – растрогают до слез». Герои Хэнкса отправляются на Луну в самодельной ракете, застревают в Париже во время промотура блокбастера «Кассандра Рэмпарт III: Страх на пороге», раз за разом возвращаются в один и тот же день «Мира будущего» на нью-йоркской Всемирной выставке 1939 года, предпочитают компьютеру винтажную пишущую машинку… «За два года я снимался в…

Впервые на русском — семнадцать историй, доказывающих, что двукратный лауреат «Оскара» Том Хэнкс не менее талантлив и как писатель. «Мистер Хэнкс оказался настоящим писателем с большой буквы “П”, — рекомендует Стивен Фрай. — Одни рассказы в этой книге заставят вас хохотать в голос, другие — растрогают до слез» Герои Хэнкса отправляются на Луну в самодельной ракете, застревают в Париже во время промо-тура блокбастера «Кассандра Рэмпарт III: Страх на пороге», раз за разом возвращаются в один и тот же день «Мира будущего» на нью-йоркской Всемирной выставке 1939 года, предпочитают компьютеру винтажную пишущую машинку… «За два года я снимался в…

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