Bibliograph

Clifford's Blues, A Novel, John A. Williams

Type

Label

Clifford's Blues, A Novel, John A. Williams

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Clifford's Blues

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

John A. Williams

Sub title

A Novel

Summary

A black musician arrested by Nazis in 1930s Germany endures the horrors of the Dachau death camp in this harrowing novel based on historical fact A self-proclaimed gay negro from New Orleans, Clifford Pepperidge made his name in the smoky nightclubs of Harlem in the 1920s, playing piano alongside Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, and other jazz greats. A decade later, he thrills crowds nightly in the cabarets of Weimar Berlin. But dark days are on the horizon as the Nazi Party rises to power. Arrested by Hitler’s Gestapo during a roundup of homosexuals, Clifford finds himself placed in protective custody and transported to a concentration camp. Stripped of his dignity and his identity, and plunged into a nightmare of forced labor, starvation, and abuse, he seeks escape in his music. When a camp SS officer and jazz aficionado recognizes Clifford, the gentle musician learns just how far a desperate man will go in order to survive. Shining a light on a little-known aspect of the Holocaust, Clifford’s Blues is a disturbing portrait of a dark era in world history and a poignant celebration of the resilience of the human spirit and the power of music

Table Of Contents

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Clifford's Blues -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Copyright Page

Target audience

adult

Contributor