New Releases by Tom Hanks

Úvodní scéna: Píše se rok 1947. Nečekaná návštěva strýce Boba, bývalého mariňáka, zanechá v pětiletém Robbym silný dojem. Střih: Rok 1970. Z Robbyho je tvůrce undergroundových komiksů. Opětovné setkání se strýcem inspiruje jeho nové dílo. Střih: Současnost. Úspěšný režisér objeví hipísácký komiks ze sedmdesátých let a začne podle něj točit akční trhák. Na place se sejdou arogantní představitel hlavní role, krásná superhrdinka a houf dalších postaviček – od herců po členy filmového štábu. Kamera jede... Akce!

Od oscarového herca a autora bestsellerov: román o vzniku hviezdneho, multimiliónového filmu o superhrdinoch... a o skromných komiksoch, ktoré ho inšpirovali. Vtipný, dojímavý a podnetný román, ktorý zachytáva zmeny v Amerike a americkej kultúre od druhej svetovej vojny. Zoznámime sa s mužskou hviezdou filmu s mimoriadne komplikovanou povahou, s úžasnou hlavnou predstaviteľkou, excentrickým scenáristom/režisérom, producentkou, asistentkou produkcie a všetkými ostatnými na oboch stranách kamery.

Lone Butte, 1947. Robby, cinque anni e una spiccata propensione per il disegno, incontra per la prima volta il leggendario zio Bob, appena tornato dalla guerra. Bob arriva in moto, ha l'aria sciupata ma affascinante e per Robby diventa subito un eroe: e lo resta anche quando sparisce, o forse proprio per quello. Oakland, 1971. Robby, diventato un autore di fumetti underground, riceve una lettera dallo zio Bob. Rievocando quello straordinario incontro, ricordando i giornalini che lo zio gli aveva regalato, crea un personaggio plasmato sul giovane veterano. È così che nasce La leggenda dell'Incendiario. New Mexico, 2020. Bill Johnson, regista affermato, una passione per il golf e le macchine da scrivere, riscopre per caso il fumetto del 1971 e decide di farne un film di supereroi: Guerriera insonne. Da qui in poi il romanzo si sposta a Lone Butte, il paesino di Robby e zio Bob che si rivela un set naturale perfetto, e si accendono tutte le dinamiche che possono fare di un film un trionfo o un disastro, a partire dal materiale umano: entrano in scena OKB, l'attore capriccioso e narciso che deve interpretare l'Incendiario; Wren, antidiva intelligente e sensibile, ovvero Eve la Guerriera, l'eroina che non dorme mai; e una folla di tecnici, attrezzisti, vecchi attori di talento, più due donne eccezionali a cui spetta di far funzionare la macchina, dall'alto e dal basso: Al, la produttrice che per rilassarsi lavora a maglia, e Ynez, promossa sul campo da tassista a prodigiosa factotum. Dopo i racconti di Tipi non comuni Tom Hanks torna alla scrittura con una storia che celebra il grande cinema di oggi e di sempre, tra assilli di tempo e denaro e grandiose aspirazioni, raccontando come si fa, come si dovrebbe fare un film. Si ride, si piange, si rievoca la Hollywood di una volta, si leggono i fumetti che sono al cuore della storia (scritti da Hanks e illustrati da R. Sikoryak) e si scivola fuori dalle pagine di questo romanzo con quel misto di gioia indefinita e istantanea nostalgia che ancora ci prende quando usciamo da un cinema e per un istante non sappiamo dove siamo.

Del actor ganador del Premio de la Academia y autor del best seller Tipos singulares, llega una nueva novela sobre la realización de una película de acción de superhéroes multimillonaria repleta de estrellas... y de los humildes cómics que lo inspiraron. Una novela divertida, conmovedora y maravillosamente estimulante, que captura al mismo tiempo los cambios en Estados Unidos y la cultura norteamericana desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial. La primera parte de esta historia tiene lugar en 1947. Un soldado con problemas que regresa de la guerra se encuentra con su talentoso sobrino de cinco años, le deja una impresión indeleble y luego desaparece durante veintitrés años. Corte a 1970: el sobrino, que ahora dibuja cómics clandestinos en Oakland, California, se reencuentra con su tío y, recordando el cómic que vio cuando tenía cinco años, dibuja una nueva versión con su tío como un héroe de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Corte al presente: un director de éxito comercial descubre el cómic de 1970 y decide convertirlo en una película de superhéroes contemporánea. Reparto: conocemos a la estrella masculina y extremadamente difícil de la película, su maravillosa protagonista, el excéntrico escritor/director, el productor, el asistente de producción del recadero y todos aquellos que están en ambos lados de la cámara. Material extra: Intercalados a lo largo del realto hay tres cómics que aparecen en la historia, todos creados por el propio Tom Hanks, incluido el cómic que se convierte en el vínculo oficial con la "gran obra maestra cinematográfica" de esta novela. Una historia tremendamente ambiciosa sobre la colosal realización de una película de acción de superhéroes, repleta de estrellas y multimillonaria, y sobre el humilde cómic que lo inspiró todo. Abarcando 80 años de una América cambiante y culminando con la apertura de la película, nos encontramos con un colorido elenco de personajes que incluye un soldad con problemas que regresa de la guerra, un joven con un don artístico, un director inspirado y excéntrico, una pomposa estrella de cine en ascenso, una asistente de producción incansable e innumerables miembros del equipo de filmación que juntos crean la magia de Hollywood. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION From the legendary actor and best-selling author: a novel about the making of a star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic books that inspired it. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, while also capturing the changes in America and American culture since World War II. "Wild, ambitious and exceptionally enjoyable." --Matt Haig, best-selling author The Midnight Library, The Humans and Reasons to Stay Alive 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."

From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: a novel about the making of a star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic books that inspired it. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, while also capturing the changes in America and American culture since World War II. 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. Funny, touching and wonderfully thought-provoking, this is a novel not only about the making of a movie, but also about the changes in America and American culture since World War II. Bonus material: interspersed throughout are the three comic books that are featured in the story—all created by Hanks himself—including the comic book that becomes the official tie-in to this novel’s "major motion picture masterpiece."

From the Academy Award-winning actor and bestselling author: his debut novel. The story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film . . . and the humble comic book that inspired it. 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. Funny, touching and wonderfully thought-provoking, this is a novel not only about the making of a movie, but also about the changes in America and American culture since World War II. Bonus material: interspersed throughout are the three comic books that are featured in the story—all created by Hanks himself—including the comic book that becomes the official tie-in to this novel’s "major motion picture masterpiece."

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Una maravillosa colección de 17 cuentos escritos por el actor, y dos veces ganador de un Oscar, Tom Hanks. Un amable inmigrante del este de Europa llega a Nueva York tras ver destruida su vida y su familia a causa de la guerra civil de su país. Un hombre que ama los bolos juega una partida perfecta... y luego otra, y otra, y muchas más seguidas, hasta que acaba convertido en la nueva celebridad del canal de deportes ESPN, y entonces debe decidir si la fama y la perfección combinadas han arruinado lo que más ama en el mundo. Un excéntrico millonario y su fiel ayudante se aventuran por América para buscar oportunidades de negocios y se encuentran con un motel de mala muerte, con un romance y con una pequeña dosis de la vida real. Éstas son algunas de las historias que narra Tom Hanks en su primera recopilación de relatos. Son historias sorprendentes, inteligentes, reconfortantes. Un libro realmente imprescindible para sus millones y millones de admiradores. Reseñas: «Y es que además de un icono del cine, resulta que Tom Hanks también sabe escribir. Lo demuestra en su libro.» ABC Cultura «Solo por el placer morboso de poder opinar sobre si Tom Hanks es buen o mal escritor, ya merece la pena leer este libro.» Fantastic Plastic Mag «Ahora resulta que Tom Hanks también es un escritor inteligente y divertido con una imaginación tan sorprendente como inagotable. Maldita sea.» Steve Martin «El señor Hanks ha resultado ser un Escritor con mayúsculas. Los relatos de Tipos singulares abarcan todos los registros: desde lo hilarante hasta lo conmovedor. Varían de época, de escenario y de estilo, pero todo con el aditivo extra de esa capacidad de observación y esa inteligencia empática que siempre ha distinguido a Tom Hanks. Me siento atónito, pasmado y alucinado de pura admiración.» Stephen Fry «Un momento... ¿Tom Hanks es capaz de escribir? ¿Historias divertidas, conmovedoras, sorprendentes? Qué maravilla. Quizá no se llora en el béisbol, amigo (como decía Hanks en Ellas dan el golpe), pero es algo totalmente aceptable en el mundo editorial. Así es como nos morimos de envidia.» Carl Hiaasen «La cualidad esencial de la escritura de Tom es su espíritu juguetón y enternecedor. Justamente lo que habrías esperado de él, salvo que desearías tenerlo en tu propia casa, leyéndote en voz alta una historia tras otra.» Mindy Kaling

Ob ein Junge wie Forrest Gump, ein einsamer Schiffbrüchiger oder ein Lehrer, der an Aids erkrankt - der Schauspieler Tom Hanks interessiert sich für besondere Menschen und verkörpert sie auf mitreißende Weise. Eigensinnige, phantasievolle Typen begegnen uns auch in ersten literarischen Stories von Tom Hanks: Eine von ihnen ist Steve Wong, den die Natur mit dem feinsten Ballgefühl der Welt ausgestattet hat, keinesfalls aber über eine Bowlingkarriere nachdenken will. Oder die vier Freunde, die sich eine gebrauchte Raumkapsel besorgen, um mit ihr einmal den Mond zu umrunden. Hobbyastronauten, Heimwerker, Schauspielanfänger und andere Figuren bevölkern Tom Hanks' erstes Buch. Sein genauer Blick und seine große Gabe zu erzählen machen die Lektüre zu einem eben solchen Vergnügen wie seine Filme.

Tom Hanks – skvelý herec, skvelý autor! Tom Hanks s citom a humorom preniká do ľudských životov a odkrýva ich slabosti. Príbehy spája jedna vec: v každom z nich hrá rolu pisateľ, niekedy úplne nepatrnú, inokedy ústrednú. Tom Hanks vidí do vnútra človeka a píše o ňom s takou naliehavou empatiou a úprimnosťou, že čitateľ sa ťažko ubráni dojatiu či melanchólii.

Sbírka sedmnácti povídek oscarového herce Toma Hankse je ve všech ohledech různorodá. Díky autorovi se setkáváme s plejádou pečlivě propracovaných postav, sledujeme jejich osudy zasazené do nejrozličnějších míst (dokonce i mimo tuto planetu) a časů (v jednom příběhu se také přímo časem přesunujeme).Hanks proslul svým oduševnělým a procítěným herectvím – a tytéž kvality vnáší do své literární prvotiny. Je vtipný, ale umí přejít k melancholii; píše lehkým perem, ale dotýká se velkých témat. Je zjevné, že se svými postavami žije, a snad právě proto mu čtenář věří, podléhá a užívá si každou větu.Je lhostejné, jestli právě čteme povídku o soužení válečného veterána, o vášnivém milostném vzplanutí dvou přátel, nečekaném objevu mladého nadšeného surfaře nebo o sloupkaři z maloměsta, který starosvětsky komentuje moderní svět. Každý příběh nás přenese do zcela jiného světa, jedno je jim však společné: nevyslovené připomenutí, že i když zdánlivě stojíme nohama pevně na zemi, je dobré mít na zřeteli, že země umí být zrádně vratká.

Tom Hanks ha cominciato a scrivere questa raccolta di racconti nel 2015. «Nel frattempo ho girato film a New York, Berlino, Budapest e Atlanta e ho sempre scritto mentre lavoravo. Ho scritto in albergo durante i tour di lancio dei film. Ho scritto in vacanza. Ho scritto sugli aerei, a casa, e nel mio studio. Quando ho potuto permettermi un impegno regolare ho scritto la mattina, dalle nove all'una.» Che cos’hanno in comune un immigrato bulgaro smarrito tra le mille luci di New York, un magnate del futuro che s’innamora perdutamente di una signora in verde del 1939, una neodivorziata disillusa che prende le misure del nuovo vicino troppo interessante per essere vero, un bambino sballottato tra mamma e papà, un giovane attore in overdose promozionale? La colonna sonora delle loro storie: il ticchettio obsoleto e affascinante di una macchina da scrivere. Tom Hanks, che è un grande appassionato e collezionista di questi dinosauri della tecnologia, dedica loro diciassette racconti, tutti diversi, tutti in bilico tra passato e presente, tra realtà e illusione. Che ve ne sembra dell’America? È la domanda che serpeggia come un basso continuo sotto queste piccole storie di amarezza e ambizione, fatica e desiderio.Con qualche esplosione di pura comicità.

Que se passe-t-il quand un jeune homme nonchalant tombe fou amoureux d'une femme hyperactive ? Quand un acteur qui fait ses grands débuts au cinéma se retrouve perdu dans Paris en pleine tournée promotionnelle ? Quand quatre amis décident de construire leur propre fusée pour faire le tour de la lune ? Quand un milliardaire rencontre l'amour en voyageant dans le temps ? Que se passe-t-il quand l'un des plus célèbres acteurs hollywoodiens, collectionneur depuis sa plus tendre enfance de vieilles machines à écrire, décide de faire crépiter les touches de sa Remington pour coucher sur le papier toutes les histoires qu'il a dans la tête ? En littérature comme au cinéma, tout est question de caractère... Tom Hanks révèle ici le sien : fantasque et virevoltant, généreux, enthousiaste et fraternel, animé par une foi contagieuse en l'humanité. Un écrivain est né.

Que se passe-t-il quand un jeune homme nonchalant tombe fou amoureux d'une femme hyperactive ? Quand deux hommes ayant débarqué ensemble sur les plages de Normandie se retrouvent trente ans plus tard, l'un comblé, l'autre brisé par la vie ? Quand un jeune acteur qui fait ses grands débuts au cinéma se retrouve perdu dans Paris en pleine tournée promotionnelle ? Quand quatre amis décident de construire leur propre fusée et de voyager jusqu'à la lune ? Que se passe-t-il quand l'un des plus célèbres acteurs hollywoodiens, collectionneur depuis sa plus tendre enfance de vieilles machines à écrire, décide de faire crépiter les touches de sa Remington pour coucher sur le papier toutes les histoires qu'il a dans la tête ? En littérature comme au cinéma, tout est question de caractère... Tom Hanks révèle ici le sien : fantasque et virevoltant, généreux, enthousiaste et fraternel, animé par une foi contagieuse en l'humanité. Un écrivain est né. Tom Hanks est acteur. Questions de caractère est son premier livre.

NATIONAL 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. 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 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. 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 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.

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Persoonlijke ervaringen van enkele Amerikaanse parachutisten tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog.

What do the New Testament writers actually teach about (1) the poor, (2) women, and (3) sexual minorities? Why do traditional commentaries and introductions so often ignore or treat superficially such burning questions churches grapple with today? Must we seek out specialized monographs to get adequate information and satisfactory answers in each area? At last, in a single volume Tom Hanks brings together the fruit of decades of study, examining each New Testament book in each of these three crucial areas, which often overlap in human experience (Latin American male liberation theologians often forget that the option for the poor may involve solidarity with a lesbian of color who wants to be ordained!). Building on his pioneering study on oppression and poverty in Biblical theology (Orbis 1984; Wipf 2000) and his Anchor Bible Dictionary article on Poverty in the New Testament (which the New York Times review commended for its balance), Hanks analyzes the teaching of each New Testament book regarding the main cause of poverty (oppression) and the variety of liberating Christian responses. Feminist and womanist studies are mined to highlight the presence/absence and role/leadership of women in each New Testament book. The remarkable absence of modern notions of family and family values in the New Testament books is emphasized, along with the prominence of sexual minorities as authors and subjects of the New Testament books. L. William Countryman comments regarding the poor, women and sexual minorities: Tom Hanks has brought these issues to the exegesis of the New Testament in a sustained and orderly fashion. He demonstrates beyond question that most of the New Testament authors were not interested in maintaining the household structures of the ancient Mediterranean and that, indeed, most of the individuals presented in the New Testament documents would not have seemed to be models of 'family values' either in their time or todayÉ.The works of Hanks and [Theodore W.] Jennings, with their detailed and careful argumentation, show that excellent work is being done in this vein. However surprising their conclusions may be to casual readers (or offensive to readers protecting what they conceive as orthodoxy), they are, in fact, deeply grounded in attentive scholarly work (Dirt, Greed & Sex, Minneapolis: Fortress, 2007, p. 251-252).

This work fills a large vacuum in biblical research and exposition. On the one hand it makes a serious, critical, and constructive contribution to the search for an adequate biblical theology on the problem of poverty. On the other hand, coming as it does from an evangelical perspective, it strengthens and at the same time corrects many of the opinions articulated within the various political liberation theologies that have sprung up in Latin America during the last fifteen years." Orlando E. Costas, Professor of Missiology and Director of the Hispanic Studies Program, Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary