Tales of the City - Softcover

Maupin, Armistead

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060924802 ISBN 13: 9780060924805

Publisher: Perennial (HarperCollins), 1994

Synopsis

The acclaimed best-seller by the author of Significant Other, Babycakes, and Sure of You follows the experiences of Anna Madrigal, doyenne of 28 Barbary Lane. Reprint. TV tie-in. 75,000 first printing. $30,000 ad/promo.

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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.

From the Back Cover:

“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: Perennial (HarperCollins)
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0060924802
• ISBN 13: 9780060924805
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 371