I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou

Published by Random House, New York, 1969

About this Item

First printing. No dust jacket. Black cloth, title stamped in gilt and red on spine. Some staining on inside of back cover and outside of pages as shown in the photos. Pages are in fine condition.

1969 autobiography describing the young and early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou. The first in a seven-volume series, it is a coming-of-age story that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma. The book begins when three-year-old Maya and her older brother are sent to Stamps, Arkansas, to live with their grandmother and ends when Maya becomes a mother at the age of 16. In the course of Caged Bird, Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed, dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice.

About the Author
Maya Angelou has been a waitress, singer, actress, dancer, activist, filmmaker, writer and mother. As well as her autobiography she has written several volumes of poetry, including 'On the Pulse of the Morning' for the inauguration of President Clinton. She now has a life-time appointment as Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University in North Carolina.

Seller Inventory # A004

Bibliographic Details

• Title: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
• Publisher: Random House, New York
• Publication Date: 1969
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine