Jazz fiction : a history and comprehensive reader's guide / David Rife.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rife, David, 1937-

Series:

Studies in jazz ; no. 55.

Studies in jazz ; no. 55

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

Fiction.

Jazz in literature.

Jazz--Fiction--Bibliography.

Jazz.

Genre:

Fiction.

Bibliographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 279 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2008.

Summary:

Nearly 700 works by more than 500 authors are presented in Jazz Fiction: A History and Comprehensive Reader's Guide, an annotated bibliography of stories and novels containing a jazz component. It compartmentalizes 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 more than twenty countries; and even jazz fiction sans music-books that imply musical content but actually have none. Jazz Fiction identifies a series of subgenres (such as big band and swing, blues, pulp and smut, and novelization) and includes characteristic examples and easy reference for each; it also provides two "short-lists," which recommend a selection of short stories and novels about jazz. Broad in scope, meticulously researched, and including titles that have long been inaccessible, this definitive resource is an overview of the history of the genre from its beginnings to the present-essential for libraries and valuable for scholars and fans of jazz and literature.

Contents:

Part 1 From Music to Story 1

1 Bibliographic Overview 2

2 "Jazz" Fiction sans Music 17

3 Fiction for Juveniles and Young Adults 20

4 Women 25

5 Works Based on the Lives of Actual Musicians 30

6 Fantasy and Science Fiction 36

7 Mystery and Crime 41

8 Immigrant and International 49

Part 2 Jazz Fiction by Select Categories 63

Part 3 Jazz Fiction Short-Lists 77

Part 4 Annotated Bibliography of Jazz Fiction 81.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 82-261) and index.

ISBN:

0810859076

9780810859074

OCLC:

156845792