Kay, Jackie: *1961
Trumpet, 1998 - Information about the Book
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- The novel chronicles the life and death of fictional jazz artist Joss Moody through the recollections of his family, friends and those who came in contact with him at his death.
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- The novel was awarded the Guardian Fiction Prize, followed by the Authors’ Club First Novel Award in 2000, a Lambda Literary Award in the Transgender category, and a spot on the shortlist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, also in 2000.
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- Masculine Trans-formations in Jackie Kay'sTrumpet: "Much contemporary transsexual and transgender literature emphasizes the devastating effects that transphobia has on he bodies and minds of trans-people." Mandy Koolen, Southampton Solent University; 2010
- A jazzy call to action. The Guardian; January 16, 2016
- Exceptionality and Commonality. "A closer look at all the characters shows that they are all bound by a shared ignorance of parts of their identity, a desire to fill in the blanks of their personal histories and shared experiences of grief, trauma or loss." Open Edition Journal
- Gender, identity and the telling of stories. "Storytelling creates something that is real, because why else would Colman feel so confused by Joss’s advice to “make up your own bloodline”?" Linnaeus Univrsity; January 15, 2010