Record Number |
810801 |
ISBN |
9780062499011 (paperback) |
0062499017 (paperback) |
Author |
Maupin, Armistead author. |
Title |
28 Barbary Lane / Armistead Maupin. |
Edition |
First Harper Perennial edition. |
Publisher/Date |
New York : Harper Perennial, 2016. |
©1990 |
Pagination etc. |
868 pages ; 23 cm. |
Series |
Tales of the city 1-3 |
Contents note |
"Originally published in 1989 in Great Britain under the title: Tales of the city, More tales of the city, Further tales of the city : an omnibus"--Title page verso. |
Tales of the city -- More tales of the city -- Further tales of the city. |
Summary Note |
Originally serialised in the San Francisco Chronicle, Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City afforded a mainstream audience of millions its first exposure to straight and gay characters experiencing on equal terms the follies of urban life. Among the cast of this groundbreaking saga are the lovelorn residents of 28 Barbary Lane: the bewildered but aspiring Mary Ann Singleton, the libidinous Brian Hawkins; Mona Ramsey, still in a sixties trance, Michael "Mouse" Tolliver, forever in bright-eyed pursuit of Mr. Right; and their marijuana-growing landlady, the indefatigable Mrs. Madrigal. Hurdling barriers both social and sexual, Maupin leads them through heartbreak and triumph, through nail-biting terrors and gleeful coincidences. The result is a glittering and addictive comedy of manners that continues to beguile new generations of readers. |
Subject - Name |
Singleton, Mary Ann(Fictitious character)Fiction |
Tolliver, Michael(Fictitious character)Fiction |
Madrigal, Anna(Fictitious character)Fiction |
Subject |
City and town life -- California -- San Francisco -- Fiction |
Gays -- California -- San Francisco -- Fiction |
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction |
Humorous fiction. |
Added Author |
Maupin, Armistead Tales of the city. |
Maupin, Armistead More tales of the city. |
Maupin, Armistead Further tales of the city. |
Shelf Location |
F MAUP |