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Maya Angelou

by Harold Bloom · 1998

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Contains twelve essays in which the authors provide critical perspectives on the works of twentieth-century American writer Maya Angelou, and includes a chronology, notes on the contributors, and a bibliography.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thiswriterswritersMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 64 pages

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