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Title details for Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin - Available

Tales of the City

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by Armistead Maupin
Armistead Maupin
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A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick

The 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 Supplement

For over 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.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Tales of the City

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    August 8, 2006

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780060883676
      • File size: 85551 KB
      • Duration: 02:58:13

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      For years Maupin's witty novels about the residents of San Francisco's Barbary Lane have thrilled readers. This audiobook collection takes the thrill a step further. All six tales are here in collectible form, with a heartfelt special introduction by Maupin himself. With the pleasure he seems to take in performing these stories, it's evident that these rich characters are truly a part of Maupin. His effortless enthusiasm runs throughout the anthology, making it not only a joy for listeners on a mere storytelling level, but also an accessible chronicle of American life in the 1970s and 1980s. R.A.P. (c) AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 3, 1994
      Maupin's alternately playful and sentimental tales depict an all-too-easily satirized population of transients and toffs living in and around San Francisco.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 29, 2013
      Maupin’s tale of young Mary Ann Singleton, who relocates to 28 Barbary Lane in 1970s San Francisco at a time of great upheaval, is as engaging and relevant today as it was when it was first published (in 1978). In this audio edition, Frances McDormand skillfully narrates Maupin’s classic novel—which was originally serialized in the San Francisco Chronicle and is the first in a series of eight books. Her performance is lively and theatrical, which suits the tone and style of Maupin’s prose perfectly (the book was made into a television miniseries in the 1990s). MacDormand’s pacing is excellent, her delivery is colorful and inspired, sounding controlled but not restrained. The narrator never forces the material; rather she allows the author’s work to speak for itself.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Once upon a time there was a land of enchantment. Well, maybe. It was San Francisco in the sixties. The players in Maupin's witty, woolly soap opera grope for enduring love and friendship in an atmosphere of sex, drugs and polyester. Barbara Rosenblat makes all the personalities as distinct as their sexual identities. Her equanimity encourages enjoyment of the characters, flaws and all. Occasionally she breaks the flow of conversation by extending pauses between speakers, but this is noticeable only because she has established the individuals so well already. In this audio Rosenblat pumps "April freshness" into platitudes. So listen-- and "Have a nice day!" D.J. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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