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Maya Angelou's I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings is the first in a series of six autobiographies. It covers her childhood in the deep south.
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Fast Facts
- Author: Maya Angelou
- Genre: Non-Fiction
- Publication Date: April 1, 1983
- Publisher: Bantam
- Pages: 304
- ISBN 978-0553279375
- Awards/Distinctions: On The New York Times Best Sellers List
- Adaptations: Movie
- One of "Most Frequently Challenged Books"
- Title comes from the poem "Sympathy"
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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings chronicled Maya Angelou's early years living in the southern United States. She raised herself and her brother. With little support system, the family was vulnerable to danger. Angelou ultimately dealt with the return of her alcoholic father, a brutal rape, and an unplanned pregnancy. By the end of the novel Angelou barely graduated from high school before the birth of her son. -
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While a critical and financial success (and a pick of Oprah's Book Club), due to the often graphic nature of I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings the book has a history of being banned from schools. -
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - $6.99
Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At eight years old and back at...
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The store was a microcosm of life; its orderlypattern was comfort, even among the meanest frustrations. But then came the intruders-first in the form of poorwhite childrenwho were bested only by grandmother's dignity. But as the awful,unfat...
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Celebrated poet/writer/actress/performer Maya Angelou talks to ABC News about how she used her own life experiences to become an award-winning literary figure and most read black female writer in the world. Maya Angelou grew up in Stamps, ...
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dnt ever read I know why the caged bird sings! hella gay ass book!
@emii_loves_you | November 13, 2009 08:59 PM -
Shout out to people more phony than bologna. I know why the caged bird sings. Because its trying to drown out y'all dumb asses.
@RdotGreen | November 13, 2009 07:58 PM -
Shout out to people more phony than bologna. I know why the caged bird sings. Because its trying to drown on y'all dumb asses.
@RdotGreen | November 13, 2009 07:56 PM -
"I know why the caged bird sings,only joy comes from song,shes so rare and beautiful to others why not just set her free."
@Colorican1213 | November 13, 2009 02:42 AM
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View All I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Questions (23509) | Ask a QuestionWhat type of birds would be singing at midnight in middle Tennessee? (1 Answer)Apparently the Tennessee State Bird, the Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), will often sing all night long. It would be an unmated mail. Listen to a sample of the song here: ... read moreWhat other birds are compatible to be housed together with the Cockatiels? (2 Answers)I, personally, never recommend getting a parrot with the intention of caging it with a current member of your flock. Parrots have a wide range of personalities, just like us, ... read moreRabbit Cage? (3 Answers)I'm thinking you are wanting a habitat that is hidden. The main problem with them is the smell of the rabbits permeating the room, to the point that people may ... read moreWho is Nicholas Cage related to? (2 Answers)I believe he is related to francis ford coppola but changed his last name to cage in order to prove that he could make it on his own merit without ... read more
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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Author Information
- Mahalo's Guide to Maya Angelou
- Official Site: Dr. Maya Angelou
- Academy of Achievement: Maya Angelou Biography
- Wikipedia: Maya Angelou
- Poets.org: Meet Maya Angelou
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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Culture and Humor
- American Library Association: Parents Challenge "Caged Bird" (1998)
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