This wise book is the wonderful continuation of the bestselling Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now.
Even the Stars Look Lonesome is Maya Angelou talking of the things she cares about most. In her unique, spellbinding way, she re-creates intimate personal experiences and gives us her wisdom on a wide variety of subjects. She tells us how a house can both hurt its occupants and heal them. She talks about Africa. She gives us a profile of Oprah. She enlightens us about age and sexuality. She confesses to the problems fame brings and shares with us the indelible lessons she has learned about rage and violence. And she sings the praises of sensuality.
Even the Stars Look Lonesome imparts the lessons of a lifetime.
Even the Stars Look Lonesome by Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou has written five volumes of autobiography, including the bestselling I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, and many collections of poetry, as well as On the Pulse of Morning, the poem she read at the inauguration of President William Jefferson Clinton. All of these poems have been gathered together in The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou.
Maya Angelou has been waitress, singer, actress, dancer, activist, filmmaker, writer and mother. As well as her autobiography she has written several volumes of poetry, including 'On the Pulse of the Morning' for the inauguration of President Clinton. She now has a life-time appointment as Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University in North Carolina.
Publisher: Random House; First Edition (August 5, 1997)
Language: English
Hardcover: 145 pages
ISBN-10: 0375500316
ISBN-13: 9780375500312
Item Weight: 11.2 ounces
Dimensions: 5.69 x 0.74 x 8.17 inchesBooks - Literary Collections | Essays
Books - Biography & Autobiography | African American & Black
Books - Biography & Autobiography | Women
Books - Biography & Autobiography | Memoirs
- Ethnic Orientation | African American
OCLC Number: OCLC#36954546
Dewey: B
LC Call Number: PS3551.N464
LCCN: 97017317
Lexile Level: 1130
Book is in VGF Condition - Has Book Plate with Name of previous owner inscribed.