Maya Angelou

Angelou, Maya.

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Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Annie Johnson) was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry, and was credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. She became a poet and writer after a series of occupations as a young adult, including fry cook, prostitute, nightclub dancer and performer, cast member of the opera Porgy and Bess, coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and journalist in Egypt and Ghana during the decolonization of Africa. She was an actor, writer, director, and producer of plays, movies, and public television programs. In 1982, she earned the first lifetime Reynolds Professorship of American Studies at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was active in the Civil Rights movement, and worked with Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. Source: Wikipedia

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Representative edition published 2024
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Mom and Me and Mom
Representative edition published 2023
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विश्व कविता संचयन
Representative edition published 2023
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The heart of a woman
Representative edition published 2023
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The seat of the soul
Representative edition published 2022
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Bir Kadinin Yüregi
Representative edition published 2020
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And Still I Rise
Representative edition published 2020
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The Maya Angelou Autobiographies
Representative edition published 2019
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Live Life with Flair and Laughter
Representative edition published 2019
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Mamá y yo y mamá
Representative edition published 2019
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Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Representative edition published 2018
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Benim Adımla Toplanın
Representative edition published 2018
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La vie ne me fait pas peur
Representative edition published 2018
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Yo sé por qué canta el pájaro enjaulado
Representative edition published 2016
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Continuum
Representative edition published 2015
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The complete poetry
Representative edition published 2015
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Rainbow in the Cloud
Representative edition published 2015
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Maya Angelou
Representative edition published 2015
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Maya Angelou - The Complete Poetry
Representative edition published 2015
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Kafesteki Kusun Sarkisi
Representative edition published 2015
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KIzIma Mektuplar
Representative edition published 2015
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His Day is Done
Representative edition published 2014
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Rainbow in the cloud
Representative edition published 2014
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Annem ve Ben
Representative edition published 2014
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