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She was born Marguerite, but her brother Bailey nicknamed her Maya (\"mine\"). As little children they were sent to live with their grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. Their early world revolved around this remarkable woman and the Store she ran for the black community. White people were more than strangers - they were from another planet. And yet, even unseen they ruled. The Store was a microcosm of life: its orderly pattern was a comfort, even among the meanest frustrations. But then came the intruders - first in the form of taunting poorwhite children who were bested only by the grandmother's dignity. But as the awful, unfathomable mystery of prejudice intruded, so did the unexpected joy of a surprise visit by Daddy, the sinful joy of going to Church, the disappointments of a Depression Christmas. A visit to St. Louis and the Most Beautiful Mother in the World ended in tragedy - rape. Thereafter Maya refused to speak, except to the person closest to her, Bailey. Eventually, Maya and Bailey followed their mother to California. There, the formative phase of her life (as well as this book) comes to a close with the painful discovery of the true nature of her father, the emergence of a

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Author

Maya Angelou

Publisher

New York [u.a.] : Bantam Books

Published

1971

Language

EN

ISBN

9780553139044

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Memoir, Literary Fiction, Fiction

Rating

4.19 / 5 (278,221 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14