I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by Angelou, Maya
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Albany, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House , 1970. First US Edition/3rd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. A nice early printing of the author's seminal work. In black cloth with bright gilt and red foil. Faint spotting to top page ends. Sharp corners, clean interrior and solid binding. Jacket is unclipped($5.95) with some creases to flaps, shallow scratches to panels and light wear to spine ends.
Synopsis
Titled after a stanza from Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem “Sympathy,” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is the first of a series of seven autobiographical novels by African-American poet and writer Maya Angelou. Personally deeply involved and affected by the civil rights movement, the volume explores racism and identity in her early life. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was nominated for the National Book Award in 1970. However, due to its depiction of controversial subjects such as sexuality, lesbianism and rape, the use of the novel in classrooms has been frequently challenged.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lost Paddle Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LPB007920MA
- Title
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- Author
- Angelou, Maya
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition/3rd Printing
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Literature; African American Literature;
Terms of Sale
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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