Cahokia Jazz

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Cahokia Jazz
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Author Francis Spufford
LanguageEnglish
Genre Crime, alternate history, detective fiction
Publisher Faber & Faber (UK), Scribner (US)
Publication date
2023
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages437

Cahokia Jazz is an alternate-history detective novel by Francis Spufford released in Great Britain in 2023 and the United States in 2024. [1] [2]

Cahokia Jazz has received many reviews, including from The Guardian, [3] Los Angeles Times, [4] The New York Times, [5] and The Wall Street Journal. [6] Based on 18 reviews (as of July 2, 2024), the Book Marks aggregate site rates the majority of its reviews as "raves", though it has also received one "positive" review and one "mixed" review. [7]

Cahokia Jazz won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History for novels published in 2023. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Spufford, Francis (2023). Cahokia Jazz. London: Faber & Faber. ISBN   978-0-571-33687-6.
  2. ↑ Spufford, Francis (2024). Cahokia Jazz. New York: Scribner. ISBN   978-1-6680-2545-1.
  3. ↑ Brooks, Xan (2023-10-07). "Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford review – fabulously rich noir". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  4. ↑ Gwinn, Mary Ann (2024-02-08). "This alternate version of America's story is an audacious work of the imagination". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  5. ↑ Pochoda, Ivy (2024-02-06). "A Speculative Jazz Age Noir Brimming With Murder and Conspiracy". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  6. ↑ Sacks, Sam (2024-02-21). "Fiction: Francis Spufford's 'Cahokia Jazz'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  7. ↑ "Book Marks reviews of Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford". Book Marks. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  8. ↑ "2023 Sidewise Award Winners". Locus. Retrieved 2024-08-19.


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