Tales of the City
Armistead Maupin
Literary Fiction / Contemporary Fiction
Tales of the City
by Armistead Maupin
—· 374 p· 1978
20th Century ClassicLiterary Canonfunny
Overview
About
The acclaimed best-seller by the author of Significant Other, Babycakes, and Sure of You follows the experiences of Anna Madrigal, doyenne of 28 Barbary Lane.
Book 1 of 9 in the Tales of the City Series.
Part of a series
Tales of the City
Vol. I · 1 of 9 volumes
VOL 2
2
II
More Tales of the City
VOL 3
3
III
Further Tales of the City
VOL 4
4
IV
Babycakes
VOL 5
5
V
Significant Others
VOL 6
6
VI
Sure of You
VOL 7
7
VII
Michael Tolliver Lives
VOL 8
8
VIII
Mary Ann in Autumn
VOL 9
9
IX
The Days of Anna Madrigal
8 more volumes
Pages
374
Ablaze, LLC
Linguistic complexity
3/5
Moderate
Thematic complexity
3/5
Layered
Rating
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Reader feel
Ensemble Characterization9
Narration8
Prose7
Emotional depth7
Pacing7
Social Satire7
Worldbuilding6
Plot twists4
My journey
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