Tales of the City (novel)

Tales of the City
US first edition cover
AuthorArmistead Maupin
Audio read byFrances McDormand
LanguageEnglish
SeriesTales of the City
GenreNovel
Published1978
PublisherHarper & Row
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages240
ISBN0-06-090654-5
Followed byMore Tales of the City 

Tales of the City (1978) is the first book in the Tales of the City series by American novelist Armistead Maupin, originally serialized in the San Francisco Chronicle. Set in 1970s San Francisco, it follows the residents of a small apartment complex at 28 Barbary Lane, including the eccentric landlady, Anna Madrigal.