Description
Book SynopsisJazz Fiction traces the history of jazz stories and novels from the beginning to the present and provides discussions of several persistent topics and genres within this history. Most centrally, it offers nearly 700 annotations of individual works of jazz fiction.
Trade ReviewThis is the most comprehensive bibliography available on the subject and a valuable work... * American Reference Books Annual, March 2008 *
Rife probably knows his subject better than anyone around....Rife's introductory essays on the history of jazz fiction are essential for understanding the various subgenres such as young adult jazz fiction....Recommended. -- . * CHOICE, May 2008 *
...an intelligent and thoroughly reliable companion to scholarly endeavors in this growing field of study. * Booklist, March 2008 *
Details about jazz fiction provided in this reference book successfully fill a void in the current literature.... English and music majors will find the historical background an important building block to their understanding of jazz fiction. * American Music, Spring 2010 *
Table of ContentsPart 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
