![]() ![]() ![]() 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. "This testimony from a black sister marks the beginning of a new era in the minds and hearts of all black men and women. Maya and her brother witness firsthand the horrors of racism. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Roger Stephens, Joy! Maya Angelou." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Set in the 1930s, I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS begins as two black children are sent to live with their stoic but caring grandmother in Arkansas. Octavo, original first issue book, with the top edge stained red. First edition of Angelou's critically acclaimed first book. ![]()
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