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A History and Comprehensive Reader's Guide

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Jazz Fiction

A History and Comprehensive Reader's Guide

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Nearly 700 works by over 500 authors are presented in Jazz Fiction: A History and Comprehensive Reader's Guide, a comprehensive annotated bibliography of stories and novels that contain a jazz component. Presenting a valuable overview of the history of the genre from its beginnings to the near present, the book compartmentalizes the titles into literature genres, such as children, teen, and young adult stories; mystery and detective fiction; fantasy and science fiction; women and jazz; works based on the lives of actual jazz artists; international jazz fiction (representing over 20 countries); and even "Jazz" Fiction Sans Music: books that imply musical content but actually have none. A series of sub-genres such as "Big Band and Swing," "Blues," "Pulp and Smut," and "Novelizations" are identified, providing examples of works that characterize these categories and offering readers with specialized interests an easy reference. Also included are two short-lists, one for short stories, the other for novels, giving readers who desire to learn more about jazz fiction suggestions on where to begin.

David Rife's annotations qualify as short critical essays, generally providing a jargon-free, often witty presentation, making them a pleasure to read. Broad in scope, meticulously researched, and comprehensive with titles that have long been inaccessible, this definitive resource is essential for libraries and valuable to scholars and fans of jazz and literature.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Editor's Foreword
Part 2 Acknowledgments
Part 3 Part 1: From Music to Story
Chapter 4 1. Bibliographic Overview
Chapter 5 2. "Jazz" Fiction sans Music
Chapter 6 3. Fiction for Juveniles and Young Adults
Chapter 7 4. Women
Chapter 8 5. Works Based on the Lives of Actual Musicians
Chapter 9 6. Fantasy and Science Fiction
Chapter 10 7. Mystery and Crime
Chapter 11 8. Immigrant and International
Chapter 12 9. For Further Reading
Part 13 Part 2: Jazz Fiction by Select Categories
Part 14 Part 3: Jazz Fiction Short-Lists
Part 15 Part 4: Annotated Bibliography of Jazz Fiction
Part 16 Title Index
Part 17 About the Author

Product details

Published Nov 06 2007
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 292
ISBN 9780810859074
Imprint Scarecrow Press
Dimensions 9 x 6 inches
Series Studies in Jazz
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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