About “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”
A 1969 autobiography about the early years of African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou, born Marguerite and nicknamed Maya by her brother Bailey. Sent to live with their grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas, Maya experiences prejudice, a Depression Christmas, a visit to St. Louis ending in rape, refuses to speak except to Bailey, and eventually moves to California with her mother.
Book details
- Published
- 2002
- Latest edition
- 2024 · ISBN 9780349017068
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| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | 2024 | 9780349017068 | Buy on Amazon |
| I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | 2019 | 9780349008493 | Buy on Amazon | |
| I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | 2015 | 9780349005997 | Buy on Amazon | |
| I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | 2012 | 9781844088188 | Buy on Amazon | |
| I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | 2011 | 9781466128293 | Buy on Amazon | |
| I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | 2011 | 9781408274248 | Buy on Amazon | |
| I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | 2010 | 9780748122349 | Buy on Amazon | |
 | I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | 2009 | 9780812980028 | Buy on Amazon |
| I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | 2009 | 9781588369253 | Buy on Amazon | |
| I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | 2009 | 9781299217034 | Buy on Amazon |
More by Maya Angelou
- The heart of a woman · 1993
- A song flung up to heaven · 2002
- And Still I Rise · 1978
- Letter to my daughter · 2010
- Gather together in my name · 2009
- All God's children need traveling shoes · 2010