The House on Mango Street

Name: The House on Mango Street
Author: Sandra Cisneros

by Sandra Cisneros

Lyrical novel about a young Chicana dreaming of escaping a poor Chicago neighborhood

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Sandra Cisneros

American author of Mexican descent whose The House on Mango Street is a foundational text of Chicana literature. Her poetry and fiction celebrate the lives of Mexican-American women with vernacular beauty. She is one of the most important voices in American Latino literature.

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