Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-194) and index.
Contents:
"There is always an engine, Maya" -- St. Louis and fear -- Recovery in Arkansas -- More changes -- Mothering -- Performing -- Writing -- In Africa -- Real-life politics -- Angelou as autobiographer -- "'Testing the ledge': screenplays and directing" -- Mrs. Paul Du Feu -- Returning to the South -- "On the pulse of morning" -- The prestige years -- The last years.
Summary:
"The life of the author, Maya Angelou, delivers an engaging and thorough retelling of the life and work of the celebrated and accomplished writer, director, and essaysit. The book offers readers an engrossing retelling of Maya Angelou's entire life, from her time as a child in the segregated town of Stamps, Arkansas, to her death in 2014 in Winston-Salem"--Page 4 of cover.
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