Title: My Name Is Margaret

Author: Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Ann Johnson, on April 4, 1928) is an Ameri
can novelist and poet. Sheis best known for her series of six autobiographies, w
hich focus on her childhood and early adulthoodexperiences. The first, best-know
n, and most highly acclaimed,I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings(1969),focuses on th
e first seventeen years of her life, brought her international recognition, and
was nominatedfor a National Book Award.
Angelou has had a long and varied career, holding jobs such as fry cook, dancer,
actress, journalist,educator, television producer, and film director. She was a
ctive in the Civil Rights movement. With the publication of I Know Why the Caged
Bird Sings, Angelou became recognized and highlyrespected as a spokesperson for b
lacks and women. Angelou has made a deliberate attempt through her work to chall
enge the common structure of the autobiography by critiquing, changing, and expa
nding thegenre. Her books and poetry have covered themes such as identity, famil
y, and racism.
Date: New York City, late 1960s (1969)
Type: Autobiography novel
Narrator: Maya Angelou.
Setting: The story takes place in the first half of the twentieth century, in St
amps, Arkansas, USA.