I Shall Not Be Moved

Angelou, Maya

ISBN 10: 0394586182 / ISBN 13: 9780394586182

Published by Random House, New York, 1990

About this Item

First printing of the stated first edition. Mild toning to page margins, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with a touch of wear to upper front corner, else fine. A lovely copy.

Seller Inventory # 022757

Bibliographic Details

• Title: I Shall Not Be Moved
• Publisher: Random House, New York
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394586182
• ISBN 13: 9780394586182
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Johan Elbers (Jacket photo); Tim Richmond (Author photo); Susan Shapiro
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • A Collection of Poetry
  • A Collection of Women Writers
  • Black Writers

About this title

Synopsis

The author writes of the Black experience in a collection of poetry that perceptively captures the themes of Black history, love, heartbreak, triumph, and pain

About the Author

Maya Angelou is an accomplished poet, an award-winning writer, a journalist, an activist, a performer, a dancer, an actress, a director, and a teacher. She is also a three-time Grammy Award winner for her autobiographical spoken-word recordings. Born in St. Louis, she was raised in Stamps, Arkansas, and then went to San Francisco. She lives in Harlem, NY, and Winston-Salem, NC. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, beginning with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, she is the author of Letter to My Daughter; several poetry collections, including I Shall Not Be Moved and Shaker, Why Don't You Sing?; and a number of books for young readers, including Kofi and His Magic; My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me; and the Maya's World series.



From the Trade Paperback edition.