The Life of the Author: Maya Angelou av Linda (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill USA) Wagner-Martin

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<b>THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR MAYA ANGELOU</b><p>DISCOVER THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF MAYA ANGELOU WITH A HIGHLY PERSONAL AND DETAILED ACCOUNT OF HER CHALLENGES AND TRIUMPHS <p><i>The Life of the Author: Maya Angelou</i> delivers an engaging and thorough retelling of the life and work of the celebrated and accomplished writer, director, and essayist. 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. <p>Written with an emphasis on accessibility, the author avoids critical theory and focuses on Maya Angelou¿s growth as a person and writer as well as the ways in which her life influenced her work. This new biography tells the story of a young black woman who overcomes poverty and endemic structural and personal obstacles to lead an accomplished life. <p>Readers will also enjoy: <li><bl>A thorough retelling of the time Maya Angelou spent in Africa and how it shape