Tales of the City Audio Collection, Armistead Maupin
Tales of the City Audio Collection, Armistead Maupin
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Tales of the City Audio Collection
Tales of the City, Books 1-6

Author: Armistead Maupin

Narrator: Armistead Maupin

Abridged: 18 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/06/2009

Synopsis

The original abridged recordings of the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin’s best-selling San Francisco saga, in one collection!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. Now the original abridged recordings, read by Armistead Maupin himself, are available in one audio collection. The first six stories about the denizens of the mythic apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane, are both a sparkling comedy of manners and an indelible portrait of an era that changed forever the way we live.Found in this collection: Tales of the CityMore Tales of the CityFurther Tales of the CityBabycakesSignificant OthersSure of You

About Armistead Maupin

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, The Days of Anna Madrigal, and Mona of the Manor. 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Allison on December 02, 2019

An unexpected slice of life meets soap opera from the 70s and 80s. I know that San Francisco was proudly accepting at the time, but it's one thing to know it, and another to see someone get stories of closeted executives and AIDS into newspapers. CONTENT WARNING: (just a list of topics) (view spoiler)[ homophobia, (hide spoiler)]......more

Goodreads review by Debbie on March 16, 2018

OK - the books are very good and when I re-read them individually they'll get a higher rating. But it took much longer than it should have to realize that the audio version I was listening to was abridged and dropped major plot elements.......more

Goodreads review by Clare on August 15, 2007

I read all the Tales of the City books but I can't remember each one distinctly so I'm reviewing them en masse. I enjoyed them while I was reading them - Maupin's heart is clearly in the right place, the characters are loveable, and the adventures exciting and funny - but they didn't have a big impa......more

Goodreads review by Helena on April 18, 2024

Audio narrated by the author. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this collection before falling asleep at night. I’m delighted there are three further titles available with a fourth one to be released later this year. The titles included in this collection are: Tales of the City, More Tales of the Ci......more

Goodreads review by Rochelle on June 05, 2017

Very enjoyable audiobook. Heartbreaking to relive the aids epidemic and the shocking way government and society turned their backs on anyone with aids. Some of the characters were two dimensional, but as the series continued the people became alive and I cared about what happened to most of them.......more

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