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Maya Angelou


Born
in Saint Louis, Missouri, The United States
April 04, 1928

Died
May 28, 2014

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Autobiographical novels of best American poet and playwright Maya Angelou, originally Marguerite Johnson include I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970).

Maya Angelou, a memoirist and actress, importantly figured in the civil rights movement. In 2001, Ladies Home Journal named her among the thirty most powerful women. Maya Angelou started her series of six with her magnum opus and nominee for a national book award. People nominated Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Die , her volume in 1971, for the Pulitzer Prize.

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Average rating: 4.28 · 747,048 ratings · 32,360 reviews · 245 distinct worksSimilar authors
I Know Why the Caged Bird S...

4.30 avg rating — 546,477 ratings — published 1969 — 17 editions
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Letter to My Daughter

4.09 avg rating — 32,357 ratings — published 1987 — 61 editions
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Mom & Me & Mom

4.21 avg rating — 26,042 ratings — published 2013 — 38 editions
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The Heart of a Woman

4.23 avg rating — 24,149 ratings — published 1981 — 74 editions
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Gather Together in My Name

4.31 avg rating — 17,437 ratings — published 1974 — 4 editions
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The Complete Collected Poems

4.44 avg rating — 13,544 ratings — published 1994 — 47 editions
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Wouldn't Take Nothing for M...

4.29 avg rating — 10,483 ratings — published 1993 — 44 editions
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And Still I Rise

4.40 avg rating — 9,908 ratings — published 1978 — 40 editions
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Singin' and Swingin' and Ge...

4.25 avg rating — 9,252 ratings — published 1976 — 45 editions
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All God's Children Need Tra...

4.28 avg rating — 7,710 ratings — published 1986 — 52 editions
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More books by Maya Angelou…
I Know Why the Caged Bird S... Gather Together in My Name Singin' and Swingin' and Ge... The Heart of a Woman All God's Children Need Tra... A Song Flung Up to Heaven Mom & Me & Mom
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Quotes by Maya Angelou  (?)
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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Maya Angelou

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

“What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain.”
Maya Angelou, Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

Polls

What book would you like to read for our November 2024 Group Read? The theme is Voice.

The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas
Young Adult, Contemporary, Social Justice
 
  14 votes 23.0%

 
  13 votes 21.3%

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
 
  10 votes 16.4%

 
  7 votes 11.5%

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Nonfiction, Memoir, Biography
 
  5 votes 8.2%

 
  4 votes 6.6%

Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan
Romance, Contemporary
 
  3 votes 4.9%

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Young Adult, Contemporary
 
  3 votes 4.9%

All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry
Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Mystery
 
  2 votes 3.3%

To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo

Fantasy, Young Adult
 
  0 votes 0.0%

61 total votes
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