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Tales of the City
A Novel
Armistead Maupin
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 29, 2007
Reading lane: Television Drama
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. . . .
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Where It Skews
A prestige-leaning mix of time-bent romance and humor, with a collector’s sheen.
Come here for
- Layered genre blend
- Keepsake-friendly appeal
Expect
- Sustained narrative read
- Performance-ready tone
Book Details
- Authors
- Armistead Maupin
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 29, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Television Drama · Lesbian Romance
- Reading lane
- Television Drama
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Publisher Categories
Funny Fiction
Literary Fiction
Gay Romance
Lesbian Romance
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Short Stories (Single Author)
Women's Fiction
Family Life
Satire
About This Book
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 almost four decades Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City has blazed its own trail through popular culture—from a groundbre...
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