by Maya Angelou · Bantam · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780553380019
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«I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings» is Maya Angelou's autobiography, published by Bantam in paperback (304 pages, in English).
First volume of Maya Angelou's autobiography. It recounts her childhood and adolescence in the American South in the 1930s and 1940s. She grows up with her brother Bailey under their grandmother's care, endures racism and poverty, and is a victim of sexual assault. In San Francisco, literature and her own voice open a path to freedom.
First instalment of the Maya Angelou's Autobiography series. The work was originally published in 1969 and received the Coretta Scott King Book Award (Author Honor, 1971).
For readers of memoirs and classics of African American literature; frequently appears in book clubs and on lists of censored books.
Maya Angelou was an American memoirist, essayist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. Angelou's series of seven autobiographies focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim.
