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Maya Angelou (1928–2014)

Auteur de Je sais pourquoi chante l'oiseau en cage

120+ oeuvres 35,275 utilisateurs 515 critiques 118 Favoris

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Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Annie Johnson on April 4, 1928 in Saint Louis, Missouri. At the age of 16, she became not only the first black streetcar conductor in San Francisco but the first woman conductor. In the mid-1950s, she toured Europe with a production of the opera Porgy and Bess. In afficher plus 1957, she recorded her first album, Calypso Lady. In 1958, she became a part of the Harlem Writers Guild in New York and played a queen in The Blacks, an off-Broadway production by French dramatist Jean Genet. In 1960, she moved to Cairo, where she edited The Arab Observer, an English-language weekly newspaper. The following year, she went to Ghana where she was features editor of The African Review and taught music and drama at the University of Ghana. In 1964, she moved back to the U.S. to become a civil rights activist by helping Malcolm X build his new coalition, the Organization of African American Unity, and became the northern coordinator of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Even though she never went to college, she taught American studies for years at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem. In 1993, she became only the second poet in United States history to write and recite an original poem at a Presidential Inauguration when she read On the Pulse of Morning at President Bill Clinton's Inauguration Ceremony. She wrote numerous books during her lifetime including: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die, All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes, Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now, and Mom and Me and Mom. In 2011, President Barack Obama gave her the Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honor, for her collected works of poetry, fiction and nonfiction. She appeared in the movie Roots and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 1977 for her role in the movie. She also played a part in the movie, How to Make an American Quilt and wrote and produced Afro-Americans in the Arts, a PBS special for which she received a Golden Eagle Award. She was a three-time Grammy winner. She died on May 28, 2014 at the age of 86. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins

Séries

Œuvres de Maya Angelou

Je sais pourquoi chante l'oiseau en cage (1969) 14,992 exemplaires, 222 critiques
Tant que je serai noire (1981) 2,519 exemplaires, 16 critiques
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now (1993) 1,957 exemplaires, 17 critiques
Gather Together in My Name (1974) 1,515 exemplaires, 17 critiques
The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou (2015) 1,323 exemplaires, 7 critiques
Letter to My Daughter (2008) 1,223 exemplaires, 25 critiques
Un billet d'avion pour l'Afrique (1986) 1,194 exemplaires, 13 critiques
Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (1976) 1,134 exemplaires, 5 critiques
Maya Angelou: Poems (1986) 1,054 exemplaires, 6 critiques
Even the Stars Look Lonesome (1997) 784 exemplaires, 2 critiques
Mom & Me & Mom (2013) 666 exemplaires, 47 critiques
Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women (1995) 663 exemplaires, 7 critiques
A Song Flung Up to Heaven (2002) 653 exemplaires, 5 critiques
Life Doesn't Frighten Me (1993) 555 exemplaires, 24 critiques
And Still I Rise (1978) 539 exemplaires, 17 critiques
On the Pulse of Morning (1993) 464 exemplaires, 5 critiques
Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem (2005) 425 exemplaires, 12 critiques
Poetry for Young People: Maya Angelou (2007) 417 exemplaires, 14 critiques
My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me (1994) 357 exemplaires, 8 critiques
I Shall Not Be Moved (1990) — Auteur — 349 exemplaires, 5 critiques
The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou (1969) 303 exemplaires, 2 critiques
Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie (2013) 196 exemplaires, 1 critique
Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer (2006) 189 exemplaires, 3 critiques
The Poetry of Maya Angelou (1993) 139 exemplaires, 2 critiques
Kofi and His Magic (1996) 110 exemplaires, 2 critiques
Mother: A Cradle to Hold Me (2006) 97 exemplaires, 5 critiques
Now Sheba Sings the Song (1987) 81 exemplaires, 1 critique
A Brave and Startling Truth (1995) 70 exemplaires
His Day Is Done: A Nelson Mandela Tribute (2014) 65 exemplaires, 4 critiques
Shaker, Why Don't You Sing? (1983) 62 exemplaires, 2 critiques
Maya's World: Angelina of Italy (Pictureback(R)) (2004) 21 exemplaires, 1 critique
Carta A Minha Filha (Em Portugues do Brasil) (2019) 20 exemplaires, 1 critique
Love's Exquisite Freedom (2011) 17 exemplaires, 2 critiques
Maya's World: Renee Marie of France (Pictureback(R)) (2004) 17 exemplaires, 1 critique
Elder Grace: The Nobility of Aging (2000) 17 exemplaires
Maya Angelou Poetry Collection (1999) 12 exemplaires, 1 critique
Our Grandmothers 6 exemplaires
Down in the Delta (1999) 5 exemplaires, 1 critique
Maya Angelou 5 exemplaires, 1 critique
Mrs. Flowers: A Moment of Friendship (1986) 5 exemplaires, 1 critique
Phänomenale Frauen (2020) 4 exemplaires
Lady B (2014) 3 exemplaires
La vie ne me fait pas peur (2018) 3 exemplaires
The aristocrat 2 exemplaires
Encontraos en mi nombre (2000) 2 exemplaires
Et pourtant je m'élève (2022) 2 exemplaires
Graduation (Tale Blazers) (1989) 2 exemplaires
KADIN KALBİ 2 exemplaires
Maya Angelou 4C box set (2002) 2 exemplaires
They Came to Stay 1 exemplaire
Touched By An Angel 1 exemplaire
Angelou, Maya Archive 1 exemplaire
The Runaway 1 exemplaire
Je reprendrais bien un peu de rêve (1980) 1 exemplaire, 1 critique
En toch heradem ik 1 exemplaire

Oeuvres associées

Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography (1942) — Introduction, quelques éditions1,401 exemplaires, 17 critiques
The Best American Essays of the Century (2000) — Contributeur — 789 exemplaires, 4 critiques
Not Without Laughter (1930) — Introduction, quelques éditions659 exemplaires, 14 critiques
Race, Class, and Gender in the United States: An Integrated Study (1992) — Contributeur — 518 exemplaires
Written by Herself, Volume I: Autobiographies of American Women (1992) — Contributeur — 435 exemplaires, 5 critiques
The Norton Book of Women's Lives (1993) — Contributeur — 413 exemplaires, 1 critique
God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse (1927) — Introduction, quelques éditions399 exemplaires, 7 critiques
I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America (1989) — Avant-propos — 389 exemplaires, 3 critiques
Cries of the Spirit: A Celebration of Women's Spirituality (2000) — Contributeur — 376 exemplaires, 3 critiques
High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America (2011) — Avant-propos — 310 exemplaires, 18 critiques
Soul Looks Back in Wonder (1993) — Contributeur — 208 exemplaires, 5 critiques
The Moral Life: An Introductory Reader in Ethics and Literature (1999) — Contributeur — 184 exemplaires, 2 critiques
African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song (2020) — Contributeur — 181 exemplaires, 4 critiques
I Never Told Anyone: Writings by Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (1983) — Contributeur — 175 exemplaires, 2 critiques
Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats (2000) — Avant-propos — 171 exemplaires, 3 critiques
Growing Up in the South: An Anthology of Modern Southern Literature (1991) — Contributeur — 140 exemplaires, 1 critique
Black Women Writers at Work (1983) — Contributeur — 132 exemplaires, 1 critique
All the Colors of the Race (1982) — Narrateur, quelques éditions123 exemplaires, 14 critiques
Sacred Stories: A Celebration of the Power of Story to Transform and Heal (1993) — Contributeur — 103 exemplaires, 1 critique
The Literature of the American South: A Norton Anthology (1997) — Contributeur — 99 exemplaires
Racines, une production de David L. Wolper (1977) — Actor — 99 exemplaires, 2 critiques
Poems to See By: A Comic Artist Interprets Great Poetry (2020) — Contributeur — 96 exemplaires, 32 critiques
Voices in Our Blood: America's Best on the Civil Rights Movement (2001) — Contributeur — 94 exemplaires
Who Do You Think You Are?: Stories of Friends and Enemies (1993) — Contributeur — 94 exemplaires
Double Stitch: Black Women Write About Mothers and Daughters (1991) — Avant-propos — 92 exemplaires
Read and Rise (2006) — Avant-propos — 87 exemplaires, 2 critiques
The Virago Book of Wicked Verse (1992) — Contributeur — 83 exemplaires, 1 critique
Mary Ellen Mark: An American Odyssey 1963-1999 (1999) — Contributeur — 82 exemplaires, 1 critique
Black Women Writers (1950-1980): A Critical Evaluation (1984) — Contributeur — 80 exemplaires
Honey, Hush! An Anthology of African American Women's Humor (1997) — Contributeur — 78 exemplaires
Best Food Writing 2000 (2000) — Contributeur — 60 exemplaires, 1 critique
African Canvas: The Art of West African Women (1990) — Avant-propos, quelques éditions60 exemplaires
Trouble the water : 250 years of African-American poetry (1997) — Contributeur — 57 exemplaires
Facing Evil: Light at the Core of Darkness (1988) — Contributeur — 49 exemplaires, 1 critique
A Virago Keepsake to Celebrate Twenty Years of Publishing (1993) — Contributeur — 48 exemplaires
Sisterfire: Black Womanist Fiction and Poetry (1994) — Contributeur — 46 exemplaires
In My Mother's Kitchen: 25 Writers on Love, Cooking, and Family (2006) — Contributeur — 33 exemplaires, 2 critiques
I Hear a Symphony: African Americans Celebrate Love (1994) — Contributeur — 33 exemplaires
African American Lives [2006 TV episode] (2004) — Narrateur — 31 exemplaires, 3 critiques
Women: A World Report (1985) — Contributeur — 30 exemplaires
Virago Is 40 (2013) — Contributeur — 30 exemplaires
Hot and Cool: Jazz Short Stories (1990) — Contributeur — 29 exemplaires
Confirmation: An Anthology of African American Women (1983) — Contributeur — 21 exemplaires
Go Girl! The Black Woman's Book of Travel and Adventure (1997) — Contributeur — 20 exemplaires
Elmo Saves Christmas [1996 film] (2009) — Actor — 19 exemplaires
Keeping The Faith: African American Sermons Of Liberation (2002) — Introduction — 18 exemplaires
Bright Poems for Dark Days: An Anthology for Hope (2021) — Contributeur — 12 exemplaires
Bittersweet (1998) — Contributeur — 10 exemplaires
Harlem: Voices from the Soul of Black America (1993) — Contributeur — 10 exemplaires
Shall We Dance? (2008) — Avant-propos — 8 exemplaires
America Beyond the Color Line [2002 TV series] (2003) — Narrateur — 8 exemplaires
Discovering the Other America: Radical Voices from the 1980s (2012) — Contributeur — 2 exemplaires
Our Souls Have Grown Deep Like the Rivers: Black Poets Read Their Work — Narrateur, quelques éditions2 exemplaires

Étiqueté

Partage des connaissances

Nom canonique
Angelou, Maya
Nom légal
Johnson, Marguerite Ann
Autres noms
Angelou, Maya
Date de naissance
1928-04-04
Date de décès
2014-05-28
Sexe
female
Nationalité
Amerika
Pays (pour la carte)
USA
Lieu de naissance
St. Louis, Missouri, VS
Lieu du décès
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, VS
Lieux de résidence
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Stamps, Arkansas, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
New York, New York, USA
Sonoma, California, USA
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Études
George Washington High School, San Francisco
California Labor School, San Francisco
Professions
dancer
singer
teacher
actress
activist
Reynolds Professorship of American Studies, Wake Forest University (tout afficher 8)
memoirist
poet
Relations
Johnson, Guy (son)
Organisations
Wake Forest University
Prix et distinctions
Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature (1999)
National Medal of Arts (2000)
Grammy, Best Spoken Word Album (1993 ∙ 1995 ∙ 2002)
NAACP Spingarn Medal (1994)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2011)
Coretta Scott King Award (1971) (tout afficher 39)
North Carolina Award in Literature (1987)
Golden Plate Award (1990)
Candace Award (1990)
Langston Hughes Medal (1991)
Horatio Alger Award (1992)
Distinguished Woman of North Carolina Award (1992)
Crystal Award (1992)
Crystal Award (1992)
Inauguration Poet (1993)
Arkansas Black Hall of Fame (1993)
Rollins College Walk of Fame (1994)
Frank G. Wells American Teachers Award (1995)
Homecoming Award (1997)
NAACP Image Award (1998 ∙ 2005 ∙ 2009)
Alston-Jones International Civil & Human Rights Award (1998)
National Women's Hall of Fame (1998)
Christopher Award (1999)
Shelia Award (1999)
EMMA Lifetime Achievement Award (2002)
Charles Evans Hughes Award (2004)
Mother Teresa Award (2006)
Martha Parker Legacy Award (2007)
Voice of Peace Award (2008)
Gracie Award (2008)
Marian Anderson Award (2008)
Lincoln Medal (2008)
ALA Literary Award (2009)
Black Cultural Society Award (2012)
Literarian Award (2013)
Norman Mailer Prize (2013)
Conference of Minority Transportation Officials Lifetime Achievement Award (2014)
Ladies' Home Journal "Woman of the Year in Communication" Award (1976)
Matrix Award (1983)
Courte biographie
Maya Angelou (pronounced /ˈmaɪ.ə ˈændʒəloʊ/;[1] born Marguerite Ann Johnson on April 4, 1928)[2] is an American autobiographer and poet. Having been called "America's most visible black female autobiographer" by scholar Joanne M. Braxton, she is best known for her series of six autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adulthood experiences.[3] The first, best-known, and most highly acclaimed, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), focuses on the first seventeen years of her life, brought her international recognition, and was nominated for a National Book Award.

Angelou has had a long and varied career, holding jobs such as fry cook, dancer, actress, journalist, educator, television producer, and film director. She was a member of the Harlem Writers Guild in the late 1950s. She was active in the Civil Rights movement, and served as Northern Coordinator of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Angelou has been highly honored for her body of work, including being awarded over 30 honorary degrees and the nomination of a Pulitzer Prize for her 1971 volume of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie.[4] Since the 1990s, she has had a busy career on the lecture circuit, making about 80 appearances a year. Since 1991, Angelou has taught at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as recipient of the first lifetime Reynolds Professorship of American Studies. In 1993, she recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at President Bill Clinton's inauguration, the first poet to make an inaugural recitation since Robert Frost at John F. Kennedy's inauguration in 1961. In 1995, she was recognized for having the longest-running record (two years) on The New York Times Paperback Nonfiction Bestseller List.

With the publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Angelou was heralded as a new kind of memoirist, one of the first African American women who was able to publicly discuss her personal life. She became recognized and highly respected as a spokesperson for blacks and women

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L'écriture est belle, mais ce roman biographique est déconcertant tellement la jeune femme qu'a été Maya Angelou est naïve, jusqu'à la bêtise. C'est comme ça que je l'ai ressenti, et ça m'a gâché la lecture, me posant toujours la question de savoir si l'auteure forçait le trait pour paraître aussi crédule face à des hommes qui la menait en bateau...
 
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pangee | 16 autres critiques | Apr 17, 2023 |
Un très émouvant et fort témoignage de la vie de l'auteur, femme noire, autrice militante dans les années 60 aux Etats-Unis. Cette autobiographie retrace son parcours depuis son enfance jusqu'à ses 17 ans. Née en Californie, ses parents ne s'occupent pas d'elle ni de son petit frère Bailey. Ils sont donc emmenés chez leur grand-mère, "Momma" qui habite dans le Sud conservateur, en Géorgie, où le raciste est une réalité permanente. A l'âge de 7 ans elle retourne vivre avec sa mère et son compagnon ; elle sera violée par lui. Elle retourne alors chez sa grand-mère qui prendra soin d'elle malgré une certaine rigidité. Sa rencontre avec une femme lettrée, qui l'encouragera à lire et à étudier, à gagner sa liberté. De tout ça elle tirera une force inouïe, travaillera grâce à sa farouche volonté, et deviendra une grande écrivaine et militante pour les droits des femmes afro-américaines. Magnifique !… (plus d'informations)
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fiestalire | 221 autres critiques | Mar 17, 2021 |
> Je reprendrais bien un peu de rêve de Maya ANGELOU (Traduit de l’américain par Ph. Bonnet et D. Lemann, Hachette littérature)
Se reporter au compte rendu de Michèle GAZIER
In: Revue Esprit Nouvelle série, No. 45 (9) (Septembre 1980), pp. 175-176… ; (en ligne),
URL : rel="nofollow" target="_top">https://esprit.presse.fr/article/michele-gazier/je-reprendrais-bien-un-peu-de-re...… (plus d'informations)
 
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Joop-le-philosophe | Oct 3, 2020 |

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Œuvres
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Membres
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Popularité
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Évaluation
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Critiques
515
ISBN
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Langues
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Favoris
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