Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Ann Johnson April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, was an American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. In 2001 she was named one of the 30 most powerful women in America by Ladies Home Journal. Maya Angelou is known for her series of six autobiographies, starting with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, (1969) which was nominated for a National Book Award and called her magnum opus. Her volume of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die (1971) was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.
Here is a book as joyous and painful, and as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou’s first memoir, published in 1969 is a modern American classic beloved worldwide.
Sent by their mother to their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” When she journeys at eight to her mother’s side in St. Louis, she is attacked by a man many times her age. Years later, in San Francisco, she learns about love for herself–and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. The kindness of others, Maya’s own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors (“I met and fell in love with William Shakespeare”) will allow her to be free instead of imprisoned.
Poetic and powerful–now in a beautiful keepsake edition– I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings will touch hearts and change minds as long as people read.
鸟鸣春涧弄好音 淡紫色丁香花盛开的春天,躲在家里读完了上海三联最近出版的译作,玛雅•安吉洛(Maya Angelou)六本自传的第一本《我知道笼中鸟为何歌唱(I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)》。翻开淡淡紫色的封面,混着丁香花的香味一页一页读下去,玛雅曲折悲惨的命运...
评分鸟鸣春涧弄好音 淡紫色丁香花盛开的春天,躲在家里读完了上海三联最近出版的译作,玛雅•安吉洛(Maya Angelou)六本自传的第一本《我知道笼中鸟为何歌唱(I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)》。翻开淡淡紫色的封面,混着丁香花的香味一页一页读下去,玛...
评分前一阵子,微博上的好友们一直在推广一本新的译作——玛雅•安吉洛的《我知道笼中鸟为何歌唱》(于霄、王笑红译)。我也没太在意,至于是否顺手转了一下也忘了。过了些时候,一天早上,师姐从家里回来,塞给我一本书,译者的赠书,正是这本《我知道笼中鸟为何歌唱》。书的译...
评分 评分《新民晚报》 ◎陈增爵 自传体小说《我知道笼中鸟为何歌唱》的作者玛雅·安吉洛是美国著名黑人女作家,这个书名出自美国黑人诗人保罗《同情》中的诗句:“我知道笼中鸟为何歌唱……那不是喜悦或欢乐,那是他从心底深处发出的祈祷。那是卑微的请求,传到他翱翔的天堂...
We are more alike my friends, than we are unalike.
评分上世纪三四十年代的美国南部小镇,尘土飞扬的炎夏永无尽头,黑人们捡拾棉花,一贫如洗,白人似乎是另一个世界的生物,而祖母经营的一间便利店成了唯一的庇护所。Maya Angelo透过童年的自己,轻描淡写地记录下割裂的世界,和窘迫生活中的乐趣与微光。
评分有些小篇章简直充满了CR即视感。
评分一年半前看的,现在才补完,足以看出我其实没什么兴趣。语言相当优美,只不过前面小女孩的见解真是挺无聊的,到后面倒感到一下子变风格了,特别是最后两章。"The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerence. It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors and deserves respect if not enthusiastic acceptance."(272)
评分上世纪三四十年代的美国南部小镇,尘土飞扬的炎夏永无尽头,黑人们捡拾棉花,一贫如洗,白人似乎是另一个世界的生物,而祖母经营的一间便利店成了唯一的庇护所。Maya Angelo透过童年的自己,轻描淡写地记录下割裂的世界,和窘迫生活中的乐趣与微光。
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