I know why the caged bird sings /
Presents the story of a spirited and gifted, but poor, black girl growing up in the South in the 1930's. Tells how she came into her own, experiencing prejudice, family difficulties, and a relationship with a teacher who taught her to respect books, learning, and herself. The moving and beautif...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Bantam Books,
1993
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| Summary: | Presents the story of a spirited and gifted, but poor, black girl growing up in the South in the 1930's. Tells how she came into her own, experiencing prejudice, family difficulties, and a relationship with a teacher who taught her to respect books, learning, and herself. The moving and beautiful autobiography of a talented black woman. "I have no words for this achievement, but I know that not since the days of my childhood have I found myself so moved. Her portrait is a Biblical study of life in the midst of death".-James Baldwin. |
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| Item Description: | "Bantam reissue November 1993"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 289 pages ; 18 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0553279378 (pbk.) 9780553279375 (pbk.) 0808510576 9780808510574 0606035745 (Turtleback) 9780606035743 (Turtleback) |