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Clifford's Blues

John A. Williams

Paperback | Pages: 304 pages

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Original Title:	Clifford's Blues
ISBN:	1566890802 (ISBN13: 9781566890809)
Edition Language:	English

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I have a degree in history and consider myself fairly knowledgeable about World War II and Holocaust, but Clifford's Blues was the most difficult account-- fictional or otherwise-- that I have ever read. It took me more than a year to finish because ever so often I would encounter a "diary" entry that was just too depressing. That in itself is a testament to the author's writing skills. And like many classic works on the subject, Clifford's Blues is a testament to the ability of some people to survive in the most horrific conditions. I recommend this book highly to anyone interested in the war, etc., but it would help for the reader to have some knowledge beforehand.

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Title	:	Clifford's Blues
Author	:	John A. Williams
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 304 pages
Published	:	April 1st 1999 by Coffee House Press
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. LGBT. American. African American Literature. War. World War II. Holocaust

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John Alfred Williams was an African-American author, journalist, and academic. His novel The Man Who Cried I Am was a bestseller in 1967.His novels are mainly about the black experience in white America. The Man Who Cried I Am, a fictionalized account of the life and death of Richard Wright, introduced the King Alfred Plan, a fictional CIA-led scheme supporting an international effort to eliminateThe best hard reading I have ever done I have a degree in history and consider myself fairly knowledgeable about World War II and Holocaust, but Clifford's Blues was the most difficult account-- fictional or otherwise-- that I have ever read. It took me more than a year to finish because ever so often I would encounter a "diary" entry that was just too depressing. That in itself is a testament to the author's writing skills. And like many classic works on the subject, Clifford's Blues is a

This was a very interesting piece, focussing on a gay black male inmate of Dachau who records events in the form of a diary. It was interesting because it gave an unusual, not often explored perspective on concentration camps; Clifford, (the protag.) served time as a house-servant to an SS officer and his wife. I don't think I've ever read a book quite like it before, to be honest. I did find a lot of instances a little unrealistic perhaps - like for instance, how many times Clifford



I must give John Williams credit for taking such an obscure piece of history- the persecution of blacks in Nazi Germany- and building an entire novel around it. He obviously did his research. But the actual story in Clifford's Blues fell a bit short for me. The titular character is a gay, African-American jazz musician imprisoned at Dachau in 1933. He ends up staying there all 12 years the Nazis are in power.The book is presented as a diary Clifford wrote in the camp. Since it's structured a lot

Story about a gay, black jazz musician in a Nazi prison/concentration camp from 1933-1945. I've read many survivor's tales, and Williams describes the conditions well. Less convincing are many of the occurences in the novel. Cliff, the main character, is a "houseboy" to a former criminal and gay man, who is now a married SS. Overall, it is an interesting novel, but various levels of misogyny surface and there is an awful lot of unrealistic instances of "fucking."

The best hard reading I have ever done I have a degree in history and consider myself fairly knowledgeable about World War II and Holocaust, but Clifford's Blues was the most difficult account-- fictional or otherwise-- that I have ever read. It took me more than a year to finish because ever so often I would encounter a "diary" entry that was just too depressing. That in itself is a testament to the author's writing skills. And like many classic works on the subject, Clifford's Blues is a

I read this book some years ago. To be honest this was my first indication of Blacks and the holocaust. It opened my eyes to forgotten history, history that no one wants to acknowledge.Give this book a chance if you can, if only to acknowledge the subject.