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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

by Maya Angelou
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Thryft
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Thryft

Empowering memoir on resilience, love, and freedom.

This book is a must-read for anyone seeking inspiration and resilience in the face of adversity. Maya Angelou's memoir takes readers on a journey through her life, from her childhood in a small Southern town to her struggles in St. Louis, and finally to finding freedom and self-acceptance in San Francisco. With her poetic and powerful writing, Angelou beautifully explores themes of race, abandonment, and the transformative power of literature. Through her story, she reminds us of the strength of the human spirit and the importance of embracing our own uniqueness.

  • Coretta Scott King Book Award for Author Honor (1971)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

by Maya Angelou
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ISBN: 9780553380019
Authors: Maya Angelou
Publisher: Bantam
Date of Publication: 1997-05-12
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, Creative Nonfiction
Related Topics: Biography Memoir, Autobiography, Biography, Memoir
Goodreads rating: 4.29
(rated by 525686 readers)

Description

Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At eight years old and back at her mother’s side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age—and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. Years later, in San Francisco, Maya learns that love for herself, the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors (“I met and fell in love with William Shakespeare”) will allow her to be free instead of imprisoned. Poetic and powerful, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings will touch hearts and change minds for as long as people read.
 

Empowering memoir on resilience, love, and freedom.

This book is a must-read for anyone seeking inspiration and resilience in the face of adversity. Maya Angelou's memoir takes readers on a journey through her life, from her childhood in a small Southern town to her struggles in St. Louis, and finally to finding freedom and self-acceptance in San Francisco. With her poetic and powerful writing, Angelou beautifully explores themes of race, abandonment, and the transformative power of literature. Through her story, she reminds us of the strength of the human spirit and the importance of embracing our own uniqueness.

  • Coretta Scott King Book Award for Author Honor (1971)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.