5/7/2023 0 Comments Armistead maupin new book 2022![]() ![]() "There was actually a ritual on Wednesday nights, where people went down there in an effort to pick people up, and it struck a nerve."Īrmistead Maupin began publishing his Tales of the City as a serial in the San Francisco Chronicle in 1976. Maupin tells NPR's Lynn Neary that it all grew out of an attempt to write a nonfiction story about the heterosexual cruising scene at his local Safeway. Many of the members of the family Anna created for herself show up in this last chapter of the series, and it ends not in the streets of San Francisco, but in the Nevada desert. Tales of the City is coming to a close this year with the publication of The Days of Anna Madrigal, the last story about the transgender landlady who presided over a cast of characters both gay and straight, all living in her apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane. ![]() And it began in the decade after the Summer of Love, before anyone had ever heard of AIDS - now, it will end in the era of marriage equality. ![]() How?Īrmistead Maupin's Tales of the City began as a newspaper serial in the 1970s, and grew into a beloved series of books that stand as a chronicle of life in the city of San Francisco. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The Days of Anna Madrigal Author Armistead Maupin ![]()
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