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Selected Biography Books
Maya Angelou by Linda Wagner-MartinA comprehensive biographical and critical reading of the works of American poet and memoirist Maya Angelou (1928-2014).
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781501307843
Publication Date: 2015
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouSuperbly told, with the poet's gift for language and observation, Angelou's autobiography of her childhood in Arkansas - a world of which most Americans are ignorant.
Call Number: E185.97.A56 A3 1970
ISBN: 9780394429861
Publication Date: 1970-01-12
Octavia E. Butler by Gerry CanavanButler's life as an African American woman--an alien in American society and among science fiction writers--informed the powerful works that earned her an ardent readership and acclaim both inside and outside science fiction. Gerry Canavan offers a critical and holistic consideration of Butler's career. Drawing on Butler's personal papers, Canavan tracks the false starts, abandoned drafts, tireless rewrites, and real-life obstacles that fed Butler's frustrations and launched her triumphs.
Maya Angelou by
A comprehensive biographical and critical reading of the works of American poet and memoirist Maya Angelou (1928-2014).
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by
Superbly told, with the poet's gift for language and observation, Angelou's autobiography of her childhood in Arkansas - a world of which most Americans are ignorant.
Octavia E. Butler by
Butler's life as an African American woman--an alien in American society and among science fiction writers--informed the powerful works that earned her an ardent readership and acclaim both inside and outside science fiction. Gerry Canavan offers a critical and holistic consideration of Butler's career. Drawing on Butler's personal papers, Canavan tracks the false starts, abandoned drafts, tireless rewrites, and real-life obstacles that fed Butler's frustrations and launched her triumphs.