Tales of the City - Hardcover

Maupin, Armistead

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060186690 ISBN 13: 9780060186692

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1996

Synopsis

The eccentric, mysterious, naive, jaded, up-and-coming, down-and-out, adventuresome, and withdrawn boarders in Russian Hill share their dissimilar worlds and worries

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Review:

Since 1976, Maupin's Tales of the City has etched itself upon the hearts and minds of its readers, both straight and gay. From a groundbreaking newspaper serial in the San Francisco Chronicle to a bestselling novel to a critically acclaimed PBS series, Tales (all six of them) contains the universe--if not in a grain of sand, then in one apartment house.

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“Remarkable. . . delectable, addictive. . . ” - New York Times Book Review

“Sparkling entertainments. . . lit by a glowing humanity that brings each character to vivid, poignant life.” - Publishers Weekly

Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City has blazed a singular trail through popular culture - from a groundbreaking newspaper serial to a classic novel to a television event that entranced millions around the world. The first of six novels about the denizens of 28 Barbary Lane, Tales is both a wry comedy of manners and a deeply involving portrait of a vanished era.

“His life-is-good-but-sloppy soap operas are marked by solid craft, superb dialogue, and what used to be called heart.” - Entertainment Weekly

 

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0060186690
• ISBN 13: 9780060186692
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 374