Maya Angelou: Adventurous Spirit
- ISBN-10
- 1501307843
- ISBN-13
- 9781501307843
- Series
- Maya Angelou
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 264
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-11-19
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Author
- Linda Wagner-Martin
Description
"A comprehensive critical and biographical reading of Maya Angelou's life and work, from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970) to His Day Is Done, A Nelson Mandela Tribute (2014)"--
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