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.
英文版读的时间长了也就不烧脑了。大学时教过一个爱尔兰外教汉语,一次在她家里,她朋友给我推荐Maya,后来在准备考研的过程中在美国文学简史上读到过她的书。再后来,在菲律宾做汉语教师志愿者时,得知她过世的消息,内心还有一些波澜。2017年5月,真正开始读她的自传作品,没...
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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...
评分《文学报》2013年10月17日 网址:http://wenxue.news365.com.cn/wxb/html/2013-10/17/content_172074.htm 这是一曲动人的歌唱。玛雅·安吉洛既是诗人、作家,也是舞者、歌手。她于1969年出版的自传《我知道笼中鸟为何歌唱》,以充满诗意而又富有力量的文字,写下了她在美国...
评分鸟鸣春涧弄好音 淡紫色丁香花盛开的春天,躲在家里读完了上海三联最近出版的译作,玛雅•安吉洛(Maya Angelou)六本自传的第一本《我知道笼中鸟为何歌唱(I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)》。翻开淡淡紫色的封面,混着丁香花的香味一页一页读下去,玛...
她的语言象诗歌一样,她的同年如此不幸,很多经历根本无法想象。所以对她致敬。
评分从之前的压抑到之后的自由,感受到了这位黑人女性的心路历程。可能是有些地方看不太懂...带来的感触不是特别大
评分MayaAngelou
评分再深的苦难,也讲述得波澜不惊。
评分3.5 了解黑人生存境况 宗教的意义 部分细节描写太啰嗦
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