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The Musical Novel: Imitation of Musical Structure, Performance, and Reception in Contemporary Fiction

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WINNER: 2014 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award

Analyzes two groups of "musical novels" — novels that take music as a model for their construction — including jazz novels by Toni Morrison and Michael Ondaatje, and novels based on Bach's Goldberg Variations.

What is a "musical novel"? This book defines the genre as musical not primarily in terms of its content, but in its form. The musical novel crosses medial boundaries, aspiring to techniques, structures, and impressions similar tothose...