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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

by Angelou, Maya

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  • Hardcover
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London: The Folio Society 2000. Small 4to. 254 pp. Brown patterned cloth with gilt lettering to spine, in slipcase. Minor rubbing, pages clean and bright. A very good copy. . Very Good. Cloth. 2000.

Synopsis

Titled after a stanza from Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem “Sympathy,” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is the first of a series of seven autobiographical novels by African-American poet and writer Maya Angelou. Personally deeply involved and affected by the civil rights movement, the volume explores racism and identity in her early life.   I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was nominated for the National Book Award in 1970. However, due to its depiction of controversial subjects such as sexuality, lesbianism and rape, the use of the novel in classrooms has been frequently challenged.

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Bookseller
Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
65525
Title
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Author
Angelou, Maya
Format/Binding
Cloth
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Slipcase
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
The Folio Society 2000
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
2000
Size
Small 4to.
Keywords
Maya Angelou,Folio Society
Bookseller catalogs
Literature; Bibliography;

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Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Folio
A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...

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