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The Jazz Fiction Anthology

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Description for The Jazz Fiction Anthology Paperback. The definitive collection of jazz fiction Editor(s): Feinstein, Sascha; Rife, David. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 720.

A gathering of the best jazz fiction from the 1920s to the present, this anthology includes 20th-century fiction by Eudora Welty, James Baldwin, Richard Yates, and others, plus important recent work from writers such as Yusef Komunyakaa, Xu Xi, and Amiri Baraka. Together these artists demonstrate the strong influence of jazz on fiction. That influence can be felt in prose styles shaped by jazz—freewheeling, dramatic, conversational, improvisatory; in stories of players and listeners searching for what lies beyond the music's aesthetic power; and in the ambience of the jazz performance as captured by the written word. What sounds throughout these ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253221377
SKU
V9780253221377
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About Sascha Feinstein
Sascha Feinstein is editor of Brilliant Corners: A Journal of Jazz & Literature; The Jazz Poetry Anthology (IUP, 1991) and The Second Set (IUP, 1996) (both with Yusef Komunyakaa); and Ask Me Now: Conversations on Jazz and Literature (IUP, 2007). In 2008, Feinstein was named Pennsylvania's Governor's Awards Artist of the Year. David Rife is author of Jazz ... Read more

Reviews for The Jazz Fiction Anthology
Though one can find other anthologies of jazz fiction, all acknowledged by the editors, this collection is richer than any of its predecessors. . . . The appealing material collected here captures the ambience of the jazz universe in surprising ways. The best stories are poetic, metaphorical, imagistic, rhythm-based, allusive, and illusive—reflecting respect/adoration for jazz and artistry. . . . ... Read more

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