Beschreibung:
Armistead Maupin, geboren 1944 in Washington, studierte Literatur an der University of North Carolina und arbeitete als Reporter für eine Nachrichtenagentur. Er schrieb für Andy Warhols Zeitschrift "Interview", die "New York Times" und die "Los Angeles Times". Seine Geschichten aus San Francisco, die berühmten "Tales of the City", verfasste er über fast zwei Jahrzehnte als täglichen Fortsetzungsroman für den 2San Francisco Chronicle". Maupin lebt in San Francisco.
Inspiration for the Netflix Limited Series, Tales of the CityA PBS Great American Read Top 100 PickThe first novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupins best-selling San Francisco saga.For almost four decades Armistead Maupins Tales of the City has blazed its own trail through popular culturefrom 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.
Inspiration for the Netflix Limited Series, Tales of the CityA PBS Great American Read Top 100 PickThe first novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupins best-selling San Francisco saga.For almost four decades Armistead Maupins Tales of the City has blazed its own trail through popular culturefrom 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.