I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings :The internationally bestselling classic
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings :The internationally bestselling classic
hardback
Published:
31 March, 2015
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780349005997 |
| ISBN10 | 0349005990 |
| Number Of Pages | 320 |
| Item Weight | 391 g |
| Product Dimensions | 139 x 207 x 28 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Format | hardback |
Media Reviews
A brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman -- President Barack Obama
The poems and stories she wrote . . . were gifts of wisdom and wit, courage and grace -- President Bill Clinton
She moved through the world with unshakeable calm, confidence and a fierce grace . . . She will always be the rainbow in my clouds -- Oprah Winfrey
She was important in so many ways. She launched African American women writing in the United States. She was generous to a fault. She had nineteen talents - used ten. And was a real original. There is no duplicate -- Toni Morrison
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings liberates the reader into life simply because Maya Angelou confronts her own life with such a moving wonder, such a luminous dignity -- James Baldwin
A trailblazer in decolonial, anti-racist movements and intersectional feminism, memoirist, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou is a powerhouse of a woman * Daily Mail *
Steeped in resilience and grace * The i paper *
One of the most influential biographies of our time * Daily Express *
Heartbreaking, beautiful and inspiring in equal measure . . . a landmark work of literature * Telegraph *
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Author's Bio
Maya Angelou was one of the world's most important writers and activists. Born 4 April 1928, she lived and chronicled an extraordinary life: rising from poverty, violence and racism, she became a renowned author, memoirist, poet, playwright, civil rights' activist - working with Malcolm X and Martin Luther King. She wrote and performed a poem, 'On the Pulse of Morning', for President Clinton on his inauguration. She was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama and was honoured by more than seventy universities throughout the world. She first thrilled the world with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969). This was followed by six volumes of autobiography, the seventh and final volume, Mom & Me & Mom, published in 2013. She wrote three collections of essays; many volumes of poetry, including His Day is Done, a tribute to Nelson Mandela; and two cookbooks. She had a lifetime appointment as Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University of North Carolina. She died in 2014.