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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Registered by Stoepbrak of Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa on 8/2/2011
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
Synopsis (Credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/maya_angelou)
Maya Angelou, American author and poet, has been called "America's most visible black female autobiographer" by scholar Joanne M Braxton. She is best known for her series of six autobiographical volumes, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first and most highly acclaimed, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings(1969), tells of her first seventeen years. It brought her international recognition, and was nominated for a National Book Award.
On the Combined 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die List.
(Bought new at Exclusive Books sale, Constantia Village.)
Maya Angelou, American author and poet, has been called "America's most visible black female autobiographer" by scholar Joanne M Braxton. She is best known for her series of six autobiographical volumes, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first and most highly acclaimed, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings(1969), tells of her first seventeen years. It brought her international recognition, and was nominated for a National Book Award.
On the Combined 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die List.
(Bought new at Exclusive Books sale, Constantia Village.)
Three thoughts that stayed with me after reading this book:
• This woman has guts.
• Racism isn't confined to any geographical area or time period. And even where we have overcome it constitutionally, we'll have to recognise it for what it is where it continues to reinvent itself on a more and less subconscious level.
• The effect of positive encounters on the life of a child cannot be overestimated.
• This woman has guts.
• Racism isn't confined to any geographical area or time period. And even where we have overcome it constitutionally, we'll have to recognise it for what it is where it continues to reinvent itself on a more and less subconscious level.
• The effect of positive encounters on the life of a child cannot be overestimated.
Journal Entry 3 by Stoepbrak at The Meeting Place, St Georges St in Cape Town - Simon's Town, Western Cape South Africa on Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Released 12 yrs ago (10/4/2011 UTC) at The Meeting Place, St Georges St in Cape Town - Simon's Town, Western Cape South Africa
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Left upstairs at one of the coffee tables.
If you are new to BookCrossing and found this book, welcome! Enjoy the site, the book, and the BookCrossing community.
BookCrossing has not taken off in a big way in South Africa yet, but there are a number of dedicated BookCrossers across the country who are actively involved to grow the concept. A discussion group for BookCrossers in the wider Cape Town area, BCct, was set up to make it easier to arrange meetups or to spread local news. If you are a BookCrosser from this part of the world or planning a visit, please feel free to join. Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcct for more information.
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