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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

by Angelou, Maya

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New York: Random House, 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 281pp. Beautiful First Edition, Stated First Printing with full number sequence to "2" as called for by Random House. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($5.95), is fresh and bright with no creasing, toning, tears or chipping. A simply stunning collectable copy offered at a great price.

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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Bookseller
Brenner's Collectable Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
015316
Title
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Author
Angelou, Maya
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Random House
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1969

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