Tales of the City (Tales of the City Series, V. 1) - Softcover

Maupin, Armistead

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060964049 ISBN 13: 9780060964047

Publisher: HarpPeren, 1900

Synopsis

For almost four decades Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City has blazed its own 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 nine novels about the denizens of the mythic apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane, Tales is both a sparkling comedy of manners and an indelible portrait of an era that changed forever the way we live.

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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:

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 the mythic apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane, Tales is both a wry comedy of manners and a deeply involving portrait of a vanished era.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarpPeren
• Publication date: 1900
• ISBN 10: 0060964049
• ISBN 13: 9780060964047
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384