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Description edit
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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mary Ann Singleton: The character that opens up the book, tends to be the main character of this book.
- Mona Ramsey: One of the residents of 28 Barbary Lane, best friends with Michael Tolliver
- Beauchamp Day: works at Edgar's business. Married to DeDe Halcyon
- Michael Tolliver: resident of 28 Barbary Lane, best friends with Mona
- Edgar Halcyon: Mary Anne's boss at Halcyon where she is the secretary.
- Brian Hawkins: one of the residents of 28 Barbary Lane. He is a womanizer.
- Norman Neal Williams: He rents the top penthouse apartment at 28 Barbary Lane.
- Frannie Halcyon: Edgar's wife
- Dede Halcyon Day: Wife of Beauchamp Day and daughter of Edgar and Frannie Halcyon
- Mrs Anna Madrigal: the owner of 28 Barbary Lane
- Collier: a friend of Jon Fielding's in the story
- Jon: one of Michael's boyfriends in the story
- Levi: Add a description of this character.
- Cheryl: one of Brian's many "conquests"
- Robert
- Candi: one of Brian's many "conquests"
- Boris: the cat at 28 Barbary Lane
- Mrs Miller
- Barba
- Rebecca
- Carson Callas: a character in the story attached to DeDe
- Leroy Wilson: D'orthea's father
- Peter
- Vincent
- Mike
- Lionel
- Mildred
- Mama
- Perry
- Andrew
- D'orthea: A friend of Mona Ramsey and they have history together
- Ernie
- Christopher
- Shugie Sussman: a character in the circle of DeDe.
- Alexandra
- Nora Cunningham
- Connie Bradshaw: Mary Anne lives with Connie when she firsts moves to San Francisco.
- Prue Giroux: minor character in this book that runs a woman's group that DeDe attends.
- Binky Grue: A friend of DeDe in the story.
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
MARY ANN SINGLETON WAS TWENTY-FIVE YEARS old when she saw San Francisco for the first time.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 8 in Tales of the City. (standard series)
Followed by More Tales of the City.
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 64 of 97 in Waterstone's Top 100 Books of the 20th Century. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Armistead Maupin (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper & Row
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1978
ISBN: 0060906545
Page Count: 240
Publisher: Harper & Row
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1978
ISBN: 0060906545
Page Count: 240
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: 77011781
- Dewey: 818'.54
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( M ) › Maupin, Armistead
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Women's Fiction › Single Women
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Short Stories › United States
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Comic
- Books › Gay & Lesbian › Literature & Fiction › Fiction
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