The Heart of a Woman

by Maya Angelou

Synopsis

HEART OF A WOMEN, the fourth volume of Maya Angelou's autobiography, describes the beginning of her writing career and the years when she first became politically active, relating encounters with the Harlem Writers Guild and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Review

Washington Post Book World

"[U]proarious, passionate, and beautifully written....[A] rare compound of great emotional force and authenticity, undiluted by polemic."
-- David Levering Lewis

World Literature Today

"Although the book cannot be called a great artistic or literary achievement, it nevertheless is absorbing...a talented writer who does attempt to be honest."
-- Daisy Aldan

 


Publisher: Random House Trade Publication Date: May 1997 Illustrations: Yes Pages: 288