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      Tales of the City

      by Armistead Maupin
      Published
      Jan 1978
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
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      384
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      Tales of the City Book 1

      About This Book

      Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City has blazed a singular 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 six novels about the denizens of the mythic apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane, Tales is both a wry comedy of manners and a deeply involving portrait of a vanished era.

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      General Fiction Romance

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      Graphic Novel

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