Tales of the City
A Novel
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 29, 2007
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. . . .
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- Who it’s for
- A prestige-leaning mix of time-bent romance and humor, with a collector’s sheen.
- Genres
- Gay Fiction, City Life Fiction, Funny Fiction
- Published
- HarperCollins, May 29, 2007
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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. . . .
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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 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.
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
Where it sits
| Gay Fiction | 87% |
|---|---|
| Funny Fiction | 43% |
| City Life Fiction | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Funny Fiction
- Literary Fiction
- Gay Romance
- Lesbian Romance
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- Short Stories (Single Author)
- Women's Fiction
- Family Life
- Satire
- Authors
- Armistead Maupin
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 29, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Funny Fiction