Description
Albert provides a survey of the impact of jazz on both American and foreign fiction, along with an annotated listing of almost 400 short stories, novels, plays, and jazz fiction criticism. Access is augmented by an index of novels, plays, and short stories and by a general index.
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.
An annotated listing of some 400 novels, plays, short stories, and anthology items dealing with jazz and jazz fiction criticism.
About the Author
RICHARD N. ALBERT is Associate Professor Emeritus of English at Illinois State University. He has written extensively on the relationship between jazz and fiction, including From Blues to Bop: A Collection of Jazz Fiction which he edited in 1990.
Book Information
ISBN 9780313289989
Author Richard N. Albert
Format Hardback
Page Count 136
Imprint Greenwood Press
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
