 She is best known for her books, including her series of seven autobiographies, starting with the critically acclaimed "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" (1969).Angelou's autobiographies are distinct in style and narration, and "stretch over time and place", from Arkansas to Africa and back to the US.They take place from the beginnings of World War II to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Angelou wrote collections of essays, including "Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now" (1993) and "Even the Stars Look Lonesome "(1997), which writer Hilton Als called her "wisdom books" and "homilies strung together with autobiographical texts".