Maya Angelou’s memoir of her childhood in Arkansas and California
What it is about
Marguerite, later known as Maya Angelou, is sent with her brother to live with their grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. Over the years she faces racism, trauma and silence, and she finds strength through books and her own voice. The memoir follows her to age sixteen.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like memoirs about growing up and finding your voice.
What you will get
A powerful and beautiful book. It deals with trauma and racism, so it can be painful at times.
Behind the book
It was published in 1969 and was the first of seven autobiographies Angelou wrote.
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Memoir · Resilience · Voice
Length
289 pages · ≈ 8 h
More about this book
Characters
Maya Angelou, her brother Bailey and her grandmother.
Setting
Stamps, Arkansas, and California in the 1930s and 1940s.
What makes it different
A lyrical memoir by a poet, written like a novel.
Feel
Honest, poetic and hopeful.
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