An Annotated Bibliography of Jazz Fiction and Jazz Fiction Criticism - Hardcover

by Richard N. Albert (Author)

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.

Author Biography

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.