Order Out of Chaos (Studies in African and African-American Culture) [Hardcover]

Dolly A. McPherson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1990 | ISBN-10: 0820411396 | ISBN-13: 978-0820411392 | Edition: First

With fascinating insights into Maya Angelou's life and creativity, and a shrewd examination of her techniques and recurring themes, Dolly A. McPherson provides us with a fresh and unusual picture of the celebrated author and her methods. She remarks, too, on Angelou's exceptional ear, her recording of the precise, vivid word and phrase, and on the warmth and humor in her autobiographical writing. The book closes with an interview between these two great friends—a marvelous epilogue to this portrait of an immensely gifted, greatly admired woman.

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'Admirers of Maya Angelou have a real treat in store ... a fresh and unusual insight into the author and her method' JESSICA MITFORD --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Dolly McPherson is an Associate Professor of English at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and the literary executor of Maya Angelou's papers. She has taught and studied abroad on Fulbright and Ford Foundation grants. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 177 pages
• Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing; First edition (May 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0820411396
• ISBN-13: 978-0820411392
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,925,348 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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