Maya Angelou's five volumes of autobiography are a testament to the talents and resilience of this extraordinary writer. Loving the world,she also knows its cruelty. As a black woman she has known discrimination and extreme poverty,but also hope,joy,achievement and celebration. In this her third marvellous volume,music and her son are the focus of Maya Angelou's life. She is on the edge of a new world: marriage,show business and a triumphant tour of'Porgy and Bess'.
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Publisher: Little,Brown Book GroupISBN: 9781844085033Number of pages: 320Weight: 250 gDimensions: 197 x 128 x 21 mm
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A brilliant writer,a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman - President Barack Obama A brilliant writer,a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman - President Barack Obama The poems and stories she wrote...were gifts of wisdom and wit,courage and grace - President Bill Clinton The poems and stories she wrote...were gifts of wisdom and wit,courage and grace - President Bill Clinton She moved through the world with unshakeable calm,confidence and a fierce grace...She will always be the rainbow in my clouds - Oprah Winfrey She moved through the world with unshakeable calm,confidence and a fierce grace...She will always be the rainbow in my clouds - Oprah Winfrey She was important in so many ways. She launched African American women writing in the United States. She was generous to a fault. She had nineteen talents - used ten. And was a real original. There is no duplicate - Toni Morrison She was important in so many ways. She launched African American women writing in the United States. She was generous to a fault. She had nineteen talents - used ten. And was a real original. There is no duplicate - Toni Morrison
Maya Angelou
A global icon,acclaimed American poet,activist,and autobiographer Maya Angelou is widely regarded as one of the most important writers of the twentieth-century. A prolific writer and chronicler of her own life,Angelou's best-known works include her breakout 1969 memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,And Still I Rise,Gather Together in My Name and Letter to My Daughter.
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