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Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954. Internationally acclaimed for her poetry and fiction, she has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Lannan Literary Award and the American Book Award, and of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the MacArthur Foundation. Cisneros is the author of two novels The House on Mango Street and Caramelo; a collection of short stories, Woman Hollering Creek; two books of poetry, My Wicked Ways and Loose Woman; and a children's book, Hairs/Pelitos. She is the founder of the Macondo Foundation, an association of writers united to serve underserved communities (www.macondofoundation.org), and is Writer in Residence at Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio. She lives in San Antonio, Texas. Find her online at www.sandracisneros.com.
A classic. . . . This little book has made a great space for itself on the shelf of American literature. --Julia Alvarez Afortunado ! Lucky! Lucky the generation who grew up with Esperanza and The House on Mango Street. And lucky future readers. This funny, beautiful book will always be with us. --Maxine Hong Kingston Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage...and seduces with precise, spare prose, creat[ing] unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one. --Bebe Moore Campbell, The New York Times Book Review Marvelous...spare yet luminous. The subtle power of Cisneros's storytelling is evident. She communicates all the rapture and rage of growing up in a modern world. -- San Francisco Cronicle A deeply moving novel...delightful and poignant.... Like the best of poetry, it opens the windows of the heart without a wasted word. -- Miami Herald Sandra Cisneros is one of the most brillant of today's young writers. Her work is sensitive, alert, nuanceful...rich with music and picture. --Gwendolyn Books A classic. . . . This little book has made a great space for itself on the shelf of American literature. Julia Alvarez Afortunado ! Lucky! Lucky the generation who grew up with Esperanza and The House on Mango Street. And lucky future readers. This funny, beautiful book will always be with us. Maxine Hong Kingston Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage...and seduces with precise, spare prose, creat[ing] unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one. Bebe Moore Campbell, The New York Times Book Review Marvelous...spare yet luminous. The subtle power of Cisneros's storytelling is evident. She communicates all the rapture and rage of growing up in a modern world. San Francisco Cronicle A deeply moving novel...delightful and poignant.... Like the best of poetry, it opens the windows of the heart without a wasted word. Miami Herald Sandra Cisneros is one of the most brillant of today's young writers. Her work is sensitive, alert, nuanceful...rich with music and picture. Gwendolyn Books A classic. . . . This little book has made a great space for itself on the shelf of American literature. --Julia Alvarez Afortunado! Lucky! Lucky the generation who grew up with Esperanza and The House on Mango Street. And lucky future readers. This funny, beautiful book will always be with us. --Maxine Hong Kingston Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage . . . and seduces with precise, spare prose, creat[ing] unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one. --Bebe Moore Campbell, The New York Times Book Review Marvelous . . . spare yet luminous. The subtle power of Cisneros's storytelling is evident. She communicates all the rapture and rage of growing up in a modern world. --San Francisco Cronicle A deeply moving novel...delightful and poignant. . . . Like the best of poetry, it opens the windows of the heart without a wasted word. --Miami Herald Sandra Cisneros is one of the most brillant of today's young writers. Her work is sensitive, alert, nuanceful . . . rich with music and picture. --Gwendolyn Books -A classic. . . . This little book has made a great space for itself on the shelf of American literature.- --Julia Alvarez -Afortunado! Lucky! Lucky the generation who grew up with Esperanza and The House on Mango Street. And lucky future readers. This funny, beautiful book will always be with us.- --Maxine Hong Kingston -Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage . . . and seduces with precise, spare prose, creat[ing] unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one.- --Bebe Moore Campbell, The New York Times Book Review -Marvelous . . . spare yet luminous. The subtle power of Cisneros's storytelling is evident. She communicates all the rapture and rage of growing up in a modern world.- --San Francisco Cronicle -A deeply moving novel...delightful and poignant. . . . Like the best of poetry, it opens the windows of the heart without a wasted word.- --Miami Herald -Sandra Cisneros is one of the most brillant of today's young writers. Her work is sensitive, alert, nuanceful . . . rich with music and picture.- --Gwendolyn Books A classic. . . . This little book has made a great space for itself on the shelf of American literature. Julia Alvarez Afortunado! Lucky! Lucky the generation who grew up with Esperanza andThe House on Mango Street. And lucky future readers. This funny, beautiful book will always be with us. Maxine Hong Kingston Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage . . . and seduces with precise, spare prose, creat[ing] unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one. Bebe Moore Campbell, The New York Times Book Review Marvelous . . . spare yet luminous. The subtle power of Cisneros s storytelling is evident. She communicates all the rapture and rage of growing up in a modern world. San Francisco Cronicle A deeply moving novel...delightful and poignant. . . . Like the best of poetry, it opens the windows of the heart without a wasted word. Miami Herald Sandra Cisneros is one of the most brillant of today s young writers. Her work is sensitive, alert, nuanceful . . . rich with music and picture. Gwendolyn Books A classic. . . . This little book has made a great space for itself on the shelf of American literature. Julia Alvarez Afortunado ! Lucky! Lucky the generation who grew up with Esperanza and The House on Mango Street. And lucky future readers. This funny, beautiful book will always be with us. Maxine Hong Kingston Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage . . . and seduces with precise, spare prose, creat[ing] unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one. Bebe Moore Campbell, The New York Times Book Review Marvelous . . . spare yet luminous. The subtle power of Cisneros s storytelling is evident. She communicates all the rapture and rage of growing up in a modern world. San Francisco Cronicle A deeply moving novel...delightful and poignant. . . . Like the best of poetry, it opens the windows of the heart without a wasted word. Miami Herald Sandra Cisneros is one of the most brillant of today s young writers. Her work is sensitive, alert, nuanceful . . . rich with music and picture. Gwendolyn Books Sandra Cisneros is one of the most brillant of today's young writers. Her work is sensitive, alert, nuanceful...rich with music and picture. --Gwendolyn Books Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage...and seduces with precise, spare prose, creat[ing] unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one. --Bebe Moore Campbell, The New York Times Book Review Marvelous...spare yet luminous. The subtle power of Cisneros's storytelling is evident. She communicates all the rapture and rage of growing up in a modern world. -- San Francisco Cronicle A deeply moving novel...delightful and poignant.... Like the best of poetry, it opens the windows of the heart without a wasted word. -- Miami Herald Sandra Cisneros is one of the most brillant of today's young writers. Her work is sensitive, alert, nuanceful...rich with music and picture. --Gwendolyn Books Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage...and seduces with precise, spare prose, creat[ing] unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one. --Bebe Moore Campbell, The New York Times Book Review Marvelous...spare yet luminous. The subtle power of Cisneros's storytelling is evident. She communicates all the rapture and rage of growing up in a modern world. -- San Francisco Cronicle A deeply moving novel...delightful and poignant.... Like the best of poetry, it opens the windows of the heart without a wasted word. -- Miami Herald
