Ebook {Epub PDF} Cliffords Blues: A Novel by John A. Williams

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.  · A black musician arrested by Nazis in s 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 s, playing piano alongside Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, and other jazz greats. Clifford's Blues is the story of a gay "American Negro" jazz musician named Clifford Pepperidge who gets sent to the concentration camp Dachau while living in Germany. The novel follows Clifford through diary entries made over May to April Clifford's Blues is an incredible book and important piece of history too easily forgotten.4/5(16).

Find many great new used options and get the best deals for CLIFFORD'S BLUES By John A. Williams at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! Clifford's Blues Summary by John A. Williams About Clifford's Blues Clifford's Blues Summary Character List Glossary Themes Quotes Analysis Symbols, Allegory and Motifs Metaphors and Similes Irony Imagery Literary Elements Essay Questions. Clifford's Blues. A novel by John A. Williams April 1, * 6 x 9 * pages * Africans and African Americans in the Holocaust. If there is an undiscovered aspect of the black experience, it will be found by John A. Williams, one of the founding members of the Black Arts Movement of the s and s.

Shining a light on a little-known aspect of the Holocaust, Clifford’s Blues is a disturbing. About the Book. Africans and African Americans in the Holocaust. Book Synopsis. Fiction. In his newest of twelve novels, John A. Williams presents the story of a black, gay jazz musician imprisoned in Dachau who manages to survive by working as the band leader of a group of prisoners who play at a nearby club for SS officers. A black musician arrested by Nazis in s 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 s, playing piano alongside Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, and other jazz greats.