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...
评分十日谈 ——《我知道笼中鸟为何歌唱》译记 作者:于霄 引子 我与笑红相识有年,第一次合作译书便是玛雅•安吉洛的这本《我知道笼中鸟为何歌唱》。其间免不了俗事烦身,但疏影小径间没少了我俩关于本书日复一日的对话。出版前,笑红问我:你说这书究竟好在何处?五味杂陈中,...
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《文学报》2013年10月17日 网址:http://wenxue.news365.com.cn/wxb/html/2013-10/17/content_172074.htm 这是一曲动人的歌唱。玛雅·安吉洛既是诗人、作家,也是舞者、歌手。她于1969年出版的自传《我知道笼中鸟为何歌唱》,以充满诗意而又富有力量的文字,写下了她在美国...
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...
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。
评分喜欢这种自传题材的读物。成长,都差不多呢。
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评分几年前第一次读到Maya Angelou的《Still I Rise》时,我被这首诗的词和气势打动了,一个黑人女性在白人为主导的世界里要想生存以及实现自己的抱负,可想而知,多么难,幸而她坚持✊,成长以来的故事汇聚成一首拼搏的诗,Still I Rise.
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