Ballantine
May 2009
On Sale: April 21, 2009
304 pages ISBN: 0345514408 EAN: 9780345514400 Kindle: B0026LTNFO Mass Market Paperback / e-Book (reprint) Add to Wish List
Here is a book as joyous and painful, and as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelouโs first memoir, published in 1969 is a modern American classic beloved worldwide.
Sent by their mother to 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 โpowhitetrash.โ When she journeys at eight to her motherโs side in St. Louis, she is attacked by a man many times her age. Years later, in San Francisco, she learns about love for herselfโand has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. The kindness of others, Mayaโs own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors (โI met and fell in love with William Shakespeareโ) 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 as long as people read.
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