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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou · 1969 · 281 pages
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About the book
Maya Angelou shares her remarkable autobiography, recounting her traumatic childhood in the segregated American South, her self-imposed muteness as a consequence of trauma, and her transformation through literature, dance, and personal dignity. The narrative is visceral, poetic, and deeply moving.
A masterpiece of American literature that goes beyond a simple testimony, becoming a manifesto on resilience, finding one's own voice, and the human capacity to transcend brutal circumstances through self-determination and love.
Book details
| Author | Maya Angelou |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | 1969 |
| Pages | 281 |
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Jay ShettyPodcaster and author · Think Like a Monk
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Conceição EvaristoWriter · Poemas da recordação, Becos da memória
”Another powerful book, a kind of autobiography by the writer Maya Angelou, who, making writing a form of therapy, tells much of her experience during a childhood and youth also marked by racism and by the segregation of North American society.”
Richard BransonEntrepreneur and philanthropist · Virgin Group
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