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The House on Mango Street
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The House on Mango Street is one of the most cherished novels of the last fiftyyears. Readers from all walks of life have fallen for the voice of EsperanzaCordero, growing up in Chicago and inventing for herself who and what she willbecome. “In English my name means hope,” she says. “In Spanish it means toomany letters. It means sadness, it means waiting.”Told in a series of vignettes—sometimes heart breaking, sometimesjoyous—Cisneros’s masterpiece is a classic story of childhood andself-discovery. It is also one of the greatest neighbourhood novels of all time.Like Sinclair Lewis’ Main Street or Toni Morrison’s Sula, it makes a worldthrough people and their voices, and it does so in language that is poetic anddirect. Acclaimed by critics, a staple in schools, translated into dozens oflanguages, this gorgeous coming-of-age novel is a celebration of the power oftelling one’s story and of being proud of where you come from.
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| Weight | 0.28 kg |
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| Dimensions | 2 × 12.4 × 20.8 cm |
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| Format | Hardback |
| Language | |
| Pages | 168 |
| publisher | |
| Year Published | 2024-3-7 |
| Imprint | |
| Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN 10 | 1841594237 |
| About The Author | Sandra Cisneros (Author) SANDRA CISNEROS is a poet, novelist, essayist, performer, andartist. Her awards include NEA fellowships in poetry and fiction, a MacArthurFellowship, the PEN America Literary Award, the National Medal of Arts, theFord Foundation's Art of Change Fellowship, and the PEN/Nabokov Award forAchievement in International Literature. A citizen of the United States andMexico, Cisneros lives in San Miguel de Allende.John Phillip Santos (External Editor) JOHN PHILLIP SANTOS, born in San Antonio, Texas,is the first Mexican-American Rhodes Scholar. His awards include the Academyof American Poets’ Prize at Notre Dame and the Oxford Prize for fiction. Hisarticles on Latino culture have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The NewYork Times, and the San Antonio Express-News. |
| Review Quote | Cisneros is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one |
| Other text | The subtle power of Cisneros’s storytelling is evident. She communicates all the rapture and rage of growing up in a modern world. |
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