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40 Music Themed Works of Fiction

When you consider how important music is in the lives of people around the world, it's quite surprising that not more books have music as its main theme, but here is a list of forty music themed books. Different literary genres, different musical genres, different countries and cultures. Have you faced the music?
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Moon Over Soho (Ben Aaronovitch)
Moon Over Soho
1
Ben Aaronovitch
Reservation Blues (Sherman Alexie)
Reservation Blues
2
Sherman Alexie
Young Man With a Horn (Dorothy Baker)
Young Man With a Horn
3
Dorothy Baker
Another Country (James Baldwin)
Another Country
4
James Baldwin
Songs of Earth and Power (Greg Bear)
Songs of Earth and Power
5
Greg Bear
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
6
Anthony Burgess
Telegraph Avenue (Michael Chabon)
Telegraph Avenue
7
Michael Chabon
Crazy Heart (Thomas Cobb)
Crazy Heart
8
Thomas Cobb
How to Kill a Rock Star (Tiffanie Debartolo)
How to Kill a Rock Star
9
Tiffanie Debartolo
Great Jones Street (Don Delillo)
Great Jones Street
10
Don Delillo
The Commitments (Roddy Doyle)
The Commitments
11
Roddy Doyle
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
12
Jennifer Egan
Paint It Black (Janet Fitch)
Paint It Black
13
Janet Fitch
We Sold Our Souls (Grady Hendrix)
We Sold Our Souls
14
Grady Hendrix
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
15
Nick Hornby
Nocturnes (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Nocturnes
16
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Piano Teacher (Elfriede Jelinek)
The Piano Teacher
17
Elfriede Jelinek
Daisy Jones & the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones & the Six
18
Taylor Jenkins Reid
A Song for Arbonne (Guy Gavriel Kay)
A Song for Arbonne
19
Guy Gavriel Kay
I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone (Stephanie Kuehnert)
I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone
20
Stephanie Kuehnert
The Piano Tuner (Chiang-Sheng Kuo)
The Piano Tuner
21
Chiang-Sheng Kuo
Taliesin (Stephen R. Lawhead)
Taliesin
22
Stephen R. Lawhead
The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux)
The Phantom of the Opera
23
Gaston Leroux
Doctor Faustus (Thomas Mann)
Doctor Faustus
24
Thomas Mann
The Armageddon Rag (George R. R. Martin)
The Armageddon Rag
25
George R. R. Martin
Dragonsinger (Anne McCaffrey)
Dragonsinger
26
Anne McCaffrey
Utopia Avenue (David Mitchell)
Utopia Avenue
27
David Mitchell
Jazz (Toni Morrison)
Jazz
28
Toni Morrison
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
29
Haruki Murakami
Popular Music From Vittula (Mikael Niemi)
Popular Music From Vittula
30
Mikael Niemi
Coming Through Slaughter (Michael Ondaatje)
Coming Through Slaughter
31
Michael Ondaatje
Run, Rose, Run (Dolly Parton & James Patterson)
Run, Rose, Run
32
Dolly Parton & James Patterson
The Hour of the Innocents (Robert Paston)
The Hour of the Innocents
33
Robert Paston
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
34
Ann Patchett
Soul Music (Terry Pratchett)
Soul Music
35
Terry Pratchett
Whale Music (Paul Quarrington)
Whale Music
36
Paul Quarrington
The Ground Beneath Her Feet (Salman Rushdie)
The Ground Beneath Her Feet
37
Salman Rushdie
An Equal Music (Vikram Seth)
An Equal Music
38
Vikram Seth
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
39
Emily St John Mandel
Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Madeleine Thien)
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
40
Madeleine Thien
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