Here is a book as joyous and painful, and as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou’s first memoir, published in 1969 is a modern American classic beloved worldwide.
Sent by their mother to 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.” When she journeys at eight to her mother’s side in St. Louis, she is attacked by a man many times her age. Years later, in San Francisco, she learns about love for herself–and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. The kindness of others, Maya’s own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors (“I met and fell in love with William Shakespeare”) will allow her to be free instead of imprisoned.
Poetic and powerful–now in a beautiful keepsake edition– I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings will touch hearts and change minds as long as people read.
Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Ann Johnson April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, was an American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. In 2001 she was named one of the 30 most powerful women in America by Ladies Home Journal. Maya Angelou is known for her series of six autobiographies, starting with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, (1969) which was nominated for a National Book Award and called her magnum opus. Her volume of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die (1971) was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.
玛雅·安吉洛是谁?旧金山首位黑人电车售票员、三次格莱美奖得主、拥有30多个荣誉学位、民权运动灵魂人物马丁·路德·金的亲密战友、脱口秀女王欧普拉口中的“我们的女王”……身兼作家、诗人、舞蹈家、教授、导演等多重身份,玛雅在20世纪90年代克林顿就职仪式上的诗歌朗诵亮相...
评分《我知道笼中鸟为何歌唱》是美国黑人妇女文学创作中里程碑性的重要作品。它冲破了女性分离主义的理论囚笼,以作者亲身经历的家族、种族和社区生活为素材,彰显了美国黑人文化的积极精神价值,该作摆脱了“性政治”概念的束缚,以一种成熟达观的语调坦率地叙述了个人的性经验,...
评分 评分《我知道笼中鸟为何歌唱》是美国黑人妇女文学创作中里程碑性的重要作品。它冲破了女性分离主义的理论囚笼,以作者亲身经历的家族、种族和社区生活为素材,彰显了美国黑人文化的积极精神价值,该作摆脱了“性政治”概念的束缚,以一种成熟达观的语调坦率地叙述了个人的性经验,...
评分所有长着黑色羽毛的鸟 ——《我知道笼中鸟为何歌唱》代译序 韩松落 玛雅•安吉洛生于1928年,是美国当代著名的女诗人、作家、编剧、歌手。她最著名的作品,是六部自传体小说:《我知道笼中鸟为何歌唱》(I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,1969)《以我的名义重整旗鼓》(Gat...
总体来讲她写的书还是满有感情的
评分2014.6.14/2016.7.6
评分上世纪三四十年代的美国南部小镇,尘土飞扬的炎夏永无尽头,黑人们捡拾棉花,一贫如洗,白人似乎是另一个世界的生物,而祖母经营的一间便利店成了唯一的庇护所。Maya Angelo透过童年的自己,轻描淡写地记录下割裂的世界,和窘迫生活中的乐趣与微光。
评分We are more alike my friends, than we are unalike.
评分英文版读的时间长了也就不烧脑了
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