A Song Flung Up to Heaven

Maya Angelou


Average User Rating: Not Yet Rated 
Format: Paperback: Bantam Trade Pb: 224 pages. See other formats
Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group (04/01/2003)
ISBN: 0553382039ISBN13: 9780553382037
List price: $13.00
Write a Review
Compare Prices from 9 merchants
  New | Used & Refurbished  
  Sort by: Merchant Merchant Rating Base Price Tax & Shipping = Total Price* Buy

BarnesandNoble.com
Buyer Protection

4 stars
Read reviews (40)
Write a review

$13.00
free shipping on $25 orders. members save 10%.
 3 Coupons & DealsHide Coupons & Deals

Calculate Total Price
Base price plus tax and shipping included (U.S. Only)
Enter ZIP Code:

  

Buying Info
from BarnesandNoble.com


Amazon.com
Buyer Protection

3.5 stars
Read reviews (615)
Write a review

$13.00
$11.05
14% off
get free shipping on orders over $25!


Buying Info
from Amazon.com


Alibris
Buyer Protection

4 stars
Read reviews (21)
Write a review

$3.00

Lowest Price

Buying Info
from Alibris


Amazon.com Marketplace
Buyer Protection

3.5 stars
Read reviews (11)
Write a review

$13.00
$3.00
76% off
fantastic prices with ease & comfort of amazon.com

Lowest Price

Buying Info
from Amazon.com Marketplace


BestPrices.com
Buyer Protection

3 stars
Read reviews (20)
Write a review

$9.79


Buying Info
from BestPrices.com


DeepDiscount.com

3 stars
Read reviews (19)
Write a review

$11.70
free shipping


Buying Info
from DeepDiscount.com


Tower.com
Buyer Protection
HACKER SAFE sites help protect you...

3 stars
Read reviews (17)
Write a review

$9.37
free us shipping for items over $25!!!


Buying Info
from Tower.com


Buy.com

2.5 stars
Read reviews (573)
Write a review

$13.00
$8.67
33% off
order now great price. free shipping over $25


Buying Info
from Buy.com


eCampus.com
HACKER SAFE sites help protect you...

2.5 stars
Read reviews (6)
Write a review

$10.14


Buying Info
from eCampus.com

*Prices and availability are subject to change by merchant without notice.
Sales taxes and shipping costs are only estimates. Please check the merchant store for details.

About this page -  Submit your products



A Song Flung Up to Heaven
Note:
"A Song Flung Up To Heaven" opens with Maya's return from Africa, where she has been living for four years. She leaves behind a 19-year-old son, a husband from whom she is separated, and the new man in her life, all because she has decided to dedicate herself to working with Malcolm X on his plan to bring the plight of beleaguered blacks to the attention of the United Nations. When the shocking news of his assassination rips her life apart within two days of her arrival in the United States, she is forced to "seach for a path back into life" -- a new way of playing a meaningful role in the destiny of the black community.

Drifting from gigs as a band singer in Hawaii, market researcher in Watts, and actress in an experimental theatre troupe in Los Angeles, she finally moves to New York, where she finds a place for herself amidst a lively group of black artists, writers, and musicians that includes James Baldwin, Paule Marshall, Rosa Guy, Abbey Lincoln, and Max Roach. But political activism calls to her once again, this time in the voice of Martin Luther King, who enlists her help in organizing his poor people's march on Washington.

After King, too, is assassinated, Maya goes into hibernation. But when a dinner party James Baldwin drags her to turns into an impromptu celebration of life and survival, she comes out of herself long enough to tell stories that are so inspiring that an editor at Random House is moved to call her about the possibility of writing an autobiography.

And so begins the writing of "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" -- the first line of which is the last line of "A Song Flung Up To Heaven." A rich depiction of "the quality in the human spirit that continues torise" even in the worst of circumstances, this book is a moving finale to the autobiography of one of the most beloved writers of our time.


You are here: Shopping > Books > A Song Flung Up to Heaven

Help us improve Yahoo! Shopping - Send Your Feedback