Gather Together in My Name
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"Gather Together in My Name" is Maya Angelou’s second autobiographical volume, chronicling her turbulent late teens and early adulthood in postwar America.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gather Together in My Name canonical | 6 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiography
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book ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| author | Maya Angelou ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| depicts |
Maya Angelou’s life as a young mother
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Maya Angelou’s romantic relationships ⓘ Maya Angelou’s search for work ⓘ experiences with crime and danger ⓘ experiences with racism ⓘ |
| follows | I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
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autobiography ⓘ memoir ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780394486925 ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas ⓘ |
| isAbout | Maya Angelou’s life between ages 17 and 19 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | African-American autobiography tradition ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Maya Angelou ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
candid portrayal of young adulthood
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continuing Angelou’s multi-volume autobiography ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
female coming-of-age
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mother–child relationship ⓘ postwar American society ⓘ |
| originalPublisherImprint |
Random House
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surface form:
Random House (hardcover)
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| pageCount | ~224 ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 2 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House ⓘ |
| series | Maya Angelou autobiographies ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| settingTime |
late 1940s
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post–World War II era ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
early adulthood
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identity ⓘ late adolescence ⓘ poverty ⓘ race relations in America ⓘ resilience ⓘ sexuality ⓘ single motherhood ⓘ |
| title | Gather Together in My Name self-link ⓘ |
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