Memoir
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
By Maya Angelou
About this book
Maya Angelou recalls childhood with her brother Bailey, including years with their grandmother in segregated Arkansas. As the memoir moves among the homes where she grows up, it follows her response to abuse and her eventual return to speaking. Books, family relationships, and the particular rhythms of her communities help her find a voice of her own.
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Paperback · Random House Trade Paperbacks · ISBN 9780812980028
Edition and subjects
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Edition date
- 1973
- First published
- 1969