GOOD: The book is in good condition, showing only a minimal sign of use and wear. The corners are intact, and the pages are clean. There is some tanning due to age (1993).
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From the back cover, a quote from the late novelist James Baldwin about the author and her autobiography: "This testimony from a black sister marks the beginning of a new era in the minds and hearts and lives of all black men and women....I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings liberates the reader into life simply because Maya Angelou confronts her own life with such a moving wonder, such a luminous dignity. I have no words for this achievement, but I know that not since the days of my childhood, when the people in books were more real than the people one saw every day, have I found myself so moved....Her portrait is a biblical study of life in the midst of death."
This is the first of her autobiographical volumes. It is often included on school reading lists, but be aware that mature subject matter is addressed, including rape, sexuality, and racism.
