{"product_id":"i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings-1","title":"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaya Angelou’s memoir is a modern American classic, capturing the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003ci\u003eI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings\u003c\/i\u003e liberates the reader into life simply because Maya Angelou confronts her own life with such a moving wonder, such a luminous dignity.”—James Baldwin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSent by their mother to live with 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.” At eight years old and back at her mother’s side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age—and must live with the consequences for a lifetime. Years later, in San Francisco, Maya learns that love towards herself, the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors (“I met and fell in love with William Shakespeare”) will allow her to be free rather than imprisoned.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoetic and powerful, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will touch hearts and change minds for as long as people read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMaya Angelou\u003c\/b\u003e was raised in Stamps, Arkansas. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, including \u003ci\u003eI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of a Woman,\u003c\/i\u003e she wrote numerous volumes of poetry, among them \u003ci\u003ePhenomenal Woman, And Still I Rise, On the Pulse of Morning,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMother\u003c\/i\u003e. Maya Angelou died in 2014.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Random House\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: March 05, 2002\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9780375507892\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 8.5 X 5.7 X 1.0 inches | 0.9 pounds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC: Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography \/ African American \u0026amp; Black\u003cbr\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography \/ Literary Figures\u003cbr\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography \/ Memoirs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Maya Angelou","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":68215582064875,"sku":"9798217460021","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9798217460021.jpg?v=1792541845","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings-1","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}