Even the Stars Look Lonesome - Softcover

Angelou, Maya

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553379720 ISBN 13: 9780553379723

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group, 1998

Synopsis

I have written of the black American experience, which I know intimately. I am always talking about the human condition in general and about society in particular. What it is like to be human, and American, what makes us weep, what makes us fall and stumble and somehow rise and go on.

The compelling wisdom and deeply felt perceptions of Maya Angelou have been cherished by millions of readers. Now, in a continuation of her bestseller Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now, she shares many of her most treasured personal experiences, reflecting on the ideas and inspirations that have touched her heart. Even the Stars Look Lonesome is a profound series of essays that explores aspects of life both big and small, with Maya Angelou serving as the unique, spellbinding guide to a powerful spiritual journey.

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Review:

The audio version of Even the Stars Look Lonesome, a collection of unabridged essays read by Maya Angelou, plays as if you are spending an evening with the author herself. You'll feel as if, by some stroke of luck, Angelou had settled down for a pleasant chat over dinner and a glass of wine, telling stories about her family and sharing her powerfully stated opinions about the African American experience, sex versus sensuality, and the ins and outs of growing old. Her reading is lively and intelligent, her words at once lyrical and powerful, blurring the line between memoir and poetry. Don't be surprised if you find yourself repeatedly hitting rewind, just to savor again Angelou's wonderful word play and mighty matriarch's voice. (Running Time: 90 minutes)

From the Publisher:

"Maya Angelou writes like a song, and like the truth."
--The New York Times Book Review

"Everything about Maya Angelou is transcendental. She has something to tell you now. Listen."
--Robert Fulghum, The Washington Post Book World

"If you don't know [Maya Angelou] yet, now is as good a time as any to jump in and partake of her bounteous wisdom."
--Los Angeles Times

"Angelou's voice is spellbinding, bubbling with rhythm, vivid with lessons."
--The Miami Herald

"Angelou is a force of nature."
--Chicago Sun-Times

"A sort of wit and wisdom of Angelou, culled from a lifetime of adversity and overcoming."
--The Denver Post

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0553379720
• ISBN 13: 9780553379723
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 148