The Life of the Author: Maya Angelou (Paperback)

Acknowledgments vii

List of Illustrations viii

1 “There is Always an Engine, Maya” 1

2 St. Louis and Fear 13

3 Recovery in Arkansas 23

4 More Changes 35

5 Mothering 44

6 Performing 57

7 Writing 69

8 In Africa 83

9 Real-life Politics 94

10 Angelou as Autobiographer 104

11 “‘Testing the Ledge’: Screenplays and Directing” 116

12 Mrs. Paul Du Feu 128

13 Returning to the South 139

14 “On the Pulse of Morning” 149

15 The Prestige Years 161

16 The Last Years 168

Afterword 175

Notes for Maya Angelou, a Life 176

Bibliography 189

Index (Angelou) 195