Bibliograph

28 Barbary Lane, Armistead Maupin

Type

Label

28 Barbary Lane, Armistead Maupin

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

28 Barbary Lane

Oclc number

969394877

Responsibility statement

Armistead Maupin

Series statement

Tales of the city, book 1-3

Summary

Armistead Maupin's uproarious and moving Tales of the City novels-the first three of which are collected in this omnibus volume-have earned a unique niche in American literature and are considered indelible documents of cultural change from the seventies through the first two decades of the new millennium. Originally serialized in the San Francisco Chronicle, Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City (1978), More Tales of the City (1980), and Further Tales of the City (1982) afforded a mainstream audience of millions its first exposure to straight and gay characters experiencing on equal terms the follies of urban life. Among the cast of this groundbreaking saga are the lovelorn residents of 28 Barbary Lane: the bewildered but aspiring Mary Ann Singleton, the libidinous Brian Hawkins; Mona Ramsey, still in a sixties trance, Michael "Mouse" Tolliver, forever in bright-eyed pursuit of Mr. Right; and their marijuana-growing landlady, the indefatigable Mrs. Madrigal

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Twenty-eight Barbary Lane

Classification