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Tales of the City audiobook

  • By: Armistead Maupin
  • Narrator: Frances McDormand
  • Category: Fiction, Humorous
  • Length: 7 hours 39 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: March 26, 2013
  • Language: English
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Tales of the City Audiobook Summary

A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick

The first novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin’s best-selling San Francisco saga, soon to return to television as a Netflix original series once again starring Laura Linney and Olympia Dukakis.

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 nine 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.

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Tales of the City Audiobook Narrator

Frances McDormand is the narrator of Tales of the City audiobook that was written by Armistead Maupin

Armistead Maupin is the author of the nine-volume Tales of the City series, which includes Tales of the City, More Tales of the City, Further Tales of the City, Babycakes, Significant Others, Sure of You, Michael Tolliver Lives, Mary Ann in Autumn, and now The Days of Anna Madrigal. Maupin's other novels include Maybe the Moon and The Night Listener. Maupin was the 2012 recipient of the Lambda Literary Foundation's Pioneer Award. He lives in San Francisco with his husband, the photographer Christopher Turner.

About the Author(s) of Tales of the City

Armistead Maupin is the author of Tales of the City

Tales of the City Full Details

Narrator Frances McDormand
Length 7 hours 39 minutes
Author Armistead Maupin
Category
Publisher HarperAudio
Release date March 26, 2013
ISBN 9780062259738

Subjects

The publisher of the Tales of the City is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Fiction, Humorous

Additional info

The publisher of the Tales of the City is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780062259738.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

Goodreads Reviews

Patricia

May 01, 2019

I've always wanted to read this series so am so happy I finally did. Loved the story and the characters. This is such an easy read and the characters are wonderful. Will be so happy to read the other books in the series. There is also a BBC series that you can watch on Amazon. I plan to do this also. This was on the list of the Great American Reads and I now know for sure why it is.

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