I know of no other autobiography in American letters who celebrates and sings her life with as much verve and display of vulnerability.' With this acknowledgement of Maya Angelou's unique achievement, Dolly McPherson reveals her place within the Black autobiographical tradition. With fascinating insights into Maya Angelou's life and creativity, and a shrewd examination of her techniques and recurring themes, Dolly McPherson provides us with a picture of this extraordinary woman's life and a reading of these rich autobiographical writings. She remarks too on Maya Angelou's exceptional ear, her recording of the precise, vivid a word and phrase, and on the warmth and humour in her writing. The book closes with an interview between these two great friends - a wonderful epilogue to this picture of a greatly admired woman.

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About the Author
Dolly McPherson is an Associate Professor of English at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and the literary executor of Maya Angelou's papers. She has taught and studied abroad on Fulbright and Ford Foundation grants.

Reviews
Admirers of Maya Angelou have a real treat in store ... a fresh and unusual insight into the author and her method * JESSICA MITFORD *



Book Information
ISBN 9781853812132
Author Dolly McPherson
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Virago Press Ltd
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group