Twelve Bar Blues (novel)
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Author | Patrick Neate |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Historical novel |
Publisher | Viking Press |
Publication date | 2001 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 416 |
ISBN | 0-670-88791-9 |
OCLC | 49394577 |
Twelve Bar Blues is a 2001 novel by Patrick Neate, and the winner of that year's Whitbread novel award.
The story is essentially about two people who share a common history - Fortis 'Lick' Holden, a cornet player in early 20th Century New Orleans, and Sylvia Di Napoli, a retired prostitute living in modern-day London, who is searching for her ancestry. Louis Armstrong is also featured in the novel.
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- 2001 British novels
- Novels about music
- Viking Press books
- Novels set in London
- Novels set in New Orleans
- Cultural depictions of Louis Armstrong
- 2000s novel stubs