Tales of the City, Armistead Maupin
Tales of the City, Armistead Maupin
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Tales of the City

Author: Armistead Maupin

Narrator: Frances McDormand

Unabridged: 7 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/26/2013

Synopsis

Introduction written and read by Rachel Maddow • Narrated by Frances McDormandThe first novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin’s bestselling San Francisco saga, and inspiration for the Netflix original series, Tales of the City“A consummate entertainer who has made a generation laugh. . . . . It is Maupin’s Dickensian gift to be able to render love convincingly.”— Edmund White, Times Literary SupplementFor 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 ten 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.

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

AudiobooksNow review by Dutch on 2011-01-14 16:32:41

Armistead Maupin is so perfect as the reader of his own stories, it's kind of a shame that most of his fans will read it rather than listen to his reading of it. Much of this small novel is a trip down memory lane, reintroducing the now aging characters of Maupin's Tales of the City series. But the last third of the book involves some surprising plot twists that make this story more substantial and much more moving than you would have expected from the first part. I always feel better about the world and our chances for happiness and fulfillment after a dose of Maupin and this audiobook is no exception.

Goodreads review by Jason on August 15, 2007

Tales of the City is not great literature. That's not what Maupin's aiming for. In what is the first and best book in a six-part series constructed from a serial column in the San Francisco Chronicle, Tales of the City is smart, guilty entertainment at its best. It's a soap opera. But like, say, Six......more

Goodreads review by Baba on December 24, 2022

So I've finally reached 28 Barbary Lane and come face to face with Maupin's resident 'family' their myriad collection of lovers, friends, real family and more. A book heavily focused on dialogue and short snappy chapters at first begs the question, why is it so popular?? But as pages past, and plots......more

Goodreads review by Fabian on July 15, 2019

What did I do between finishing this novel and writing its review? I ordered "More Tales of the City" & "Further Tales of the City" on ebay-- I'm THAT invested/confident that they'll match this one! It is uproarious and uber-funny! It stars the cute Mary Ann Singleton (think a more modern Holly Golig......more

Goodreads review by da on February 08, 2018

my favorite of Maupin's books - a time capsule to San Fran 1976.........more

Goodreads review by Sasha on October 23, 2019

There was this whole stereotype about gay dudes, back in the day, they were every girl's best friend. Oh man, girls loved to get themselves a gay best friend. He would swan about calling her outfits fierce and making bitchy jokes. He would listen to her complain about her love life. He would say thi......more

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