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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Audiobook— narrated by Maya Angelou
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is Maya Angelou's memoir of growing up Black in the segregated South and beyond, from a childhood in Stamps, Arkansas with her brother and grandmother to St. Louis and San Francisco. It is a book about harm, humor, and the books and words that gave her a way out.
Why the audiobook wins
Maya Angelou reads her own memoir. The writing is poetic and precise, told through a child's eye, and it tells terrible things with a dry amusement. Hearing the author carry that tone herself is the reason to choose the audio.
At about ten hours, it suits a few weeks of commutes or a long weekend. The book is episodic, moving from Stamps, Arkansas, to St. Louis to San Francisco, so each scene holds together and you can stop between them. It is frank about abuse and racism, and the humor runs through the hardest material.
One Audible credit covers the whole book.
Audiobook questions
- Who narrates the I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings audiobook?
- Maya Angelou narrates the audiobook edition of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
- How long is the I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings audiobook?
- The audiobook runs 10 hr 11 min.
- Is the I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings audiobook worth listening to?
- We scored I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 4.7 out of 5. Maya Angelou reads her own memoir. The writing is poetic and precise, told through a child's eye, and it tells terrible things with a dry amusement. Hearing the author carry that tone herself is the reason to choose the audio.
- Can I listen to I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings free with an Audible trial?
- Eligible new Audible members can use a free-trial credit to listen in the Audible app. Eligibility and current offer terms are set by Audible.Listen free with Audible
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