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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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Genre
Biographies & Memoirs, Poetry


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 · 727,087 ratings · 30,978 reviews · 219 distinct works • Similar authors
I Know Why the Caged Bird S...
4.29 avg rating — 531,701 ratings — published 1969 — 265 editions
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Letter to My Daughter
4.09 avg rating — 31,109 ratings — published 1987 — 60 editions
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Mom & Me & Mom
4.21 avg rating — 25,473 ratings — published 2013 — 40 editions
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The Heart of a Woman
4.23 avg rating — 23,707 ratings — published 1981 — 74 editions
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The Complete Collected Poems
4.42 avg rating — 16,677 ratings — published 1994 — 49 editions
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Gather Together in My Name
4.31 avg rating — 16,909 ratings — published 1974 — 68 editions
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Wouldn't Take Nothing for M...
4.29 avg rating — 10,260 ratings — published 1993 — 41 editions
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And Still I Rise
4.41 avg rating — 9,327 ratings — published 1978 — 39 editions
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Singin' and Swingin' and Ge...
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All God's Children Need Tra...
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Series 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
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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
tags: 1970, inspirational, stories, writing
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“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
tags: 1993, advice, complaining, inspirational
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