Publisher Description
In this beautiful exploration of her life in 1960s Africa, Maya Angelou reaffirms her stature as one of the most gifted authors of our time. In 1962, this poet, actress, and professor claimed another piece of her identity by moving to her ancestral home in West Africa. At first, Angelou experiences the joy of being black among so many others who are also black, the excitement of politics and parties, and the beauty of an unspoiled land. But American-ness keeps asserting itself in ways both heartbreaking and bewildering.
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“Angelou's journey into Africa is a journey into herself, into that part of every Afro-American's soul that is still wedded to Africa, that still yearns for a home.”
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Chicago Tribune Book World
About Maya Angelou
Maya
Angelou (1928–2014) was a singer, actress, dancer,
activist, filmmaker, writer, and mother. In addition to her bestselling
autobiographies she wrote several volumes of poetry, including “On the Pulse of
the Morning” for the inauguration of President Clinton. She was given a lifetime
appointment as Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University
in North Carolina, and in 2010 President Barack Obama awarded her the Medal of
Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor.
About Lynne Thigpen
Lynne Thigpen (1948–2003), an Earphones Award–winning narrator, was a multitalented actress who performed in community theater and university theater productions while attending the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. During her thirty-year career, she went on to appear in nearly forty movies and numerous television series.