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The elegant and compelling novel about a Pakistani man's abandonment of his high-flying life in New York—an extraordinary portrait of a divided and yet ultimately indivisible world in America post-9/11.
At a café table in Lahore, a bearded Pakistani man converses with an uneasy American stranger. He begins...

Pecola Breedlove, a young eleven-year-old black girl, prays every day for beauty. Mocked by other children for the dark skin, curly hair, and brown eyes that set her apart, she yearns for the blond hair and blue eyes that she believes will allow her to finally fit in. Yet as her dreams grow more fervent, her life slowly starts to disintegrate in the face of adversity and strife. A powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity.--from...

The author and poet recalls the anguish of her childhood in Arkansas and her adolescence in northern slums. "Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou's debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Sent by their mother...

Changez, a young Muslim American, is living the American dream with a Princeton education and high-paying job, until the events of September 11th force him to confront his personal allegiances.

Tôi Biết Tại Sao Chim Trong Lồng Vẫn Hót - I Know Why The Caged Birds Sings : Maya Angelou được người ta biết đến nhiều nhất với loạt bảy tự truyện, trong đó Tôi Biết Tại Sao Chim Trong Lồng Vẫn Hót (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings) là cuốn tự truyện đầu tay, xuất bản lần đầu năm 1969. Cuốn sách được đánh giá là một tác phẩm kinh điển hiện đại của Mỹ được...