Dr Maya Angelou
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
- ISBN 13:
- 9780349005997
- author:
- Dr Maya Angelou
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Virago
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 13.6 x 3.2 x 20.6 cm
- Genre:
- Biography, Social & Health Issues, Cultural History
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 2 working days
Description
Maya Angelou's autobiographical debut beautifully evokes her childhood in the American south of the 1930s. Born into a world marked by discrimination and poverty, she finds hope and joy through her relationship with her grandmother. This first volume of Maya Angelou's six-part autobiography is a powerful exploration of trauma, resilience, and the human spirit. With unflinching honesty, she recounts the events that shaped her early life, including the devastating experience of rape by someone close to home. Through her writing, Maya Angelou conveys the complexities of growing up as a Black woman in America during a tumultuous period in history.
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