I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | Related Titles

The success of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings encouraged Angelou and her publishers to publish four additional autobiographical novels that cover the years following the birth of her son. These works have been received with the same enthusiasm as I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and continue the themes expressed there: racism and religion.

Gather Together in My Name (1974) describes how she supported herself and her child. Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (1976) is about an unsuccessful marriage and her theatrical career. The...

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