Named by Modern Library as one of the 100 best non-fiction books of the twentieth century and by Time Magazine as one of the top 100 non-fiction books written in English since 1923. Her portrait is a biblical study in life in the midst of death" (James Baldwin). I have no words for this achievement, but I know that not since the days of my childhood, when the people in books were more real than the people one saw every day, have I found myself so moved. 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. Their grandmother owns a store, and the children enjoy a. She and her brother Bailey are sent away from their parents on a train to live with their grandmother (Momma) and Uncle Willie when they are just three and four years old. "This testimony from a black sister marks the beginning of a new era in the minds and hearts of all black men and women. 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. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings tells the story of Maya Angelou’s childhood in Stamps, Arkansas. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Roger Stephens, Joy! Maya Angelou." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Octavo, original first issue book, with the top edge stained red. First edition of Angelou's critically acclaimed first book.
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