An Annotated Bibliography of Jazz Fiction and Jazz Fiction Criticism

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By Richard N. Albert

ISBN: 0-313-28998-0

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-28998-9

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136 pages

Greenwood Press

Publication: 9/30/1996

List Price: $82.95 (UK Sterling Price: £47.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: Bibliographies and Indexes in World Literature

Series Number: 52

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Albert's useful bibliography of jazz-influenced fiction has 338 entries categorized as anthologies, novels, drama, short stories, and criticism....Recommended for general, undergraduate, and graduate libraries, especially those supporting jazz studies.
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A work of immense value to those interested in both jazz and literature, this bibliography is a comprehensive compilation showing that "jazz and blues, in varying degrees, have their mark in fiction"....a worthy addition to the scholarly tools of jazz researchers and an excellent source for pursuing critical projects on what will continue to be a specialized area of literary studies.
—Research in African Literatures

Description: Albert examines the strong impact jazz and the blues have had on fiction. The annotated listing of 400 novels, short stories, and jazz fiction criticism will serve as a resource for those doing research in both music and literature, as well as serving as a reading guide for jazz devotees who are looking for literature with a jazz motif. Access is augmented by an index of novels, plays, and short stories and by a general index.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
Anthologies
Novels
Drama
Short Stories
Selected Criticism
Index of Novels, Plays, and Short Stories
General Index

LC Card Number: 96-8937

LCC Class: Z5917

Dewey Class: 016


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