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Gay FictionLesbian & Sapphic Fiction

Tales of the City

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  • 1978 first published
  • 374 pages
  • 45 editions
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Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City (1978) is a gay fiction and sapphic fiction novel. The story is set in California and San Francisco. It deals with gay men, vida social y costumbres, hombres gays and nineteen seventies.

9 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 45 editions across 6 languages.

At about 374 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

About Tales of the City

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.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Gay men
  • Vida social y costumbres
  • Hombres gays
  • Nineteen seventies
  • Vida urbana
  • City and town life
  • Humorous stories
  • Interpersonal relations
  • Lesbians
  • California
  • San francisco, Calif.
  • Gay
  • Gay lgbtq+
  • Gays
  • City and town life, California, San Francisco
  • San Francisco, Calif.

Quick answers

Who wrote Tales of the City?

Tales of the City was written by Armistead Maupin and first published in 1978.

What genre is Tales of the City?

It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction and Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction.

How long is Tales of the City?

The median edition has 374 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Tales of the City?

Readers who like it often enjoy She came to the Castro, A Grave Talent and After the Parade.

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