About the Book

A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick

The first novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin’s best-selling San Francisco saga, soon to return to television as a Netflix original series once again starring Laura Linney and Olympia Dukakis.

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.

Resources

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Product Details

• ISBN: 9780062259738
• ISBN 10: 0062259733
• Imprint: HarperAudio
• On Sale: 03/26/2013
• List Price:30.99 CAD
• BISAC1 : FICTION / General
• BISAC2 : FICTION / Humorous / General

Armistead Maupin

Biography

Armistead Maupin is the author of the Tales of the City series, which includes Tales of the City, More Tales of the City, Further Tales of the City, Babycakes, Significant Others, Sure of You, Michael Tolliver Lives, Mary Ann in Autumn, and The Days of Anna Madrigal. His other books include the memoir Logical Family and the novels Maybe the Moon and The Night Listener. Maupin was the 2012 recipient of the Lambda Literary Foundation’s Pioneer Award. He lives in London with his husband, Christopher Turner.

Other Works by Armistead Maupin

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  Mona of the Manor

  By Armistead Maupin

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  Logical Family

  By Armistead Maupin

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  Back to Barbary Lane

  By Armistead Maupin