Maya Angelou
A Glorious Celebration

Name: Maya Angelou
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.33 (6 reviews)
Author: Marcia Ann Gillespie
ISBN: 9781423364887

Author: Marcia Ann Gillespie, Rosa Johnson Butler, Richard A. Long

Narrator: Dion Graham

Unabridged: 3 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 04/01/2008

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography

Synopsis

Maya Angelou’s memoirs, essay and poetry collections, and cookbooks have sold millions of copies. Now, Maya Angelou: A Glorious Celebration offers an unusual and irresistible look at her life and her myriad interests and accomplishments. Created by the people who know her best—her longtime friends Marcia Ann Gillespie and Richard A. Long, and her niece Rosa Johnson Butler—it captures Angelou at home, at work, and in the public eye. Listeners who have come to know and love Maya Angelou will be surprised and delighted by this personal portrait of the renowned poet, author, playwright, and humanitarian.

About Marcia Ann Gillespie

Marcia Ann Gillespie, a longtime friend of Dr. Angelou’s, was the editor in chief of Essence magazine from 1971 to 1980 and of Ms. magazine from 1993 to 2002. She lives in New York City and is currently working on her memoir.

About Rosa Johnson Butler

Rosa Johnson Butler is Dr. Angelou’s niece and archivist. She lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

About Richard A. Long

Richard A. Long has known Dr. Angelou for more than thirty years. He is the Atticus Haygood Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Emeritus, at Emory University. He lives in Atlanta.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie on January 21, 2016

Love Maya Angelo. This book was a good history of her life. I would have rated it higher, but it is obviously written by her very close friend. It was a bit over the top to me at times with admiration and overly flowery praise. I do believe she is an amazing person but at times I felt it was a bit t......more

Goodreads review by Colleen on July 15, 2021

Wow! I didn’t know so much about Maya Angelou! How crazy incredible! This book WAS a bit over the top with admiration and praise as it was written by friends, but I also think it has a certain quality of credential having been written by people who truly knew her. I feel like I need to read her auto......more

Goodreads review by rhema joy on May 28, 2023

This book is a doting account of Maya Angelou's extraordinary life that longtime fans and people who are just exploring Maya's works can equally benefit from reading. My mother introduced me to Maya when I was a preteen so I've been reading her for a while, but I'm still learning the breadth of her......more

Goodreads review by Tanya on July 27, 2020

Maya Angelou was a remarkable woman. This book tells her life story with actual photographs of Maya and the people she loved. It also tells about the time when President Clinton asked her to write and read a poem for his inauguration. She wrote a stunning poem: "On the Pulse of the Morning." I read......more

Goodreads review by Shiva on December 05, 2021

A good primer into the phenomenon called Maya Angelou. Definitely has whet my appetite to learn more and read more about Maya and discover her works. Maya is vivacious, real, unapologetic, human, multi talented, fun loving and full of love.......more