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The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece: A novel

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America’s favorite actor has returned to print with a story about stories (and superheroes) on page and screen. In 1947, a battle-worn soldier inspires a young boy. In 1970, the boy — now an underground comics artist — finally pens the tale it took him 23 years to tell. Fast-forward to today, and we follow a colorful cast and their big-shot director as they attempt to film a contemporary adaptation. Who better to give us a behind-the-scenes look at the intricacies of movie production than Tom Hanks himself? 

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • 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 ...

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