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Maya Angelou

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born
in St. Louis, Missouri, The United States
April 04, 1928

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Biographies & Memoirs, Poetry


About this author

Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Ann Johnson April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, is 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.


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Maya Angelou's Books

Average rating: 4.09 · 154,160 ratings · 4,842 reviews · 56 distinct works · Similar authors
I Know Why the Caged Bird S...
4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 113,549 ratings — published 1970 — 82 editions
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The Heart of a Woman
4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 9,012 ratings — published 1981 — 26 editions
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Letter to My Daughter
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 4,646 ratings — published 1994 — 15 editions
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Wouldn't Take Nothing for M...
4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 3,870 ratings — published 1993 — 19 editions
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Gather Together in My Name
4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 3,434 ratings — published 1974 — 21 editions
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The Complete Collected Poems
4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 3,044 ratings — published 1986 — 7 editions
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Singin' and Swingin' and Ge...
4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 2,577 ratings — published 1976 — 17 editions
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Phenomenal Woman: Four Poem...
4.54 of 5 stars 4.54 avg rating — 2,002 ratings — published 1995 — 5 editions
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All God's Children Need Tra...
4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 2,309 ratings — published 1986 — 17 editions
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Poems
4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 1,636 ratings — published 1986 — 4 editions
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Series by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird S... Gather Together in My Name Singin' and Swingin' and Ge... The Heart of a Woman All God's Children Need Tra... A Song Flung Up To Heaven
Maya Angelou's Autobiography (6 books)
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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
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“If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain.”
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