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Armistead Maupin, the author of The Tales of the City , returns at the age of 81 with his favorite characters in a new novel, Mona and Her Mansion . The plot is set in England, where the American novelist has lived for several years, far from the United States of Donald Trump, who embodies everything he hates.
Armistead Maupin, in Paris on May 13. Photo Patrice Normand
Ten years after the previous volume, you are picking up the pen again for the sequel to The Chronicles of San Francisco , with Mona and her mansion ...
“I thought I hadn't done Mona's character justice enough (*). And it turns out I was in the right frame of mind to bring her back! My characters often reflect my frame of mind. Mona was just grumpy enough to express how I feel about the world today, with the election of Trump in the US and the rise of fascism worldwide.”
I left San Francisco when I felt that the dream city I describe in the Chronicles no longer existedThe plot of your new novel takes place in the English countryside, a far cry from 28 Barbary Lane in San Francisco...
“I’ve been living in London for six years now. I left San Francisco when I felt that the dream city I describe in the Chronicles no longer existed. Today, the city is inhabited by very rich people, tech moguls like Elon...
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