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A house of my own stories from my life

"From the Chicago neighborhoods where she grew up and set her groundbreaking The House on Mango Street to her abode in Mexico, in a region where "my ancestors lived for centuries," the places Sandra Cisneros has lived have provided inspiration for her now-classic works of fiction and...

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Main Author: Cisneros, Sandra (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Cisneros, Sandra > Homes and haunts.
Cisneros, Sandra > Family.
Mexican Americans > Mexico > Biography.
Mexican American women authors > Biography.
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography.
Biographies.
Summary: "From the Chicago neighborhoods where she grew up and set her groundbreaking The House on Mango Street to her abode in Mexico, in a region where "my ancestors lived for centuries," the places Sandra Cisneros has lived have provided inspiration for her now-classic works of fiction and poetry. But a house of her own, where she could truly take root, has eluded her. With this collection--spanning nearly three decades, and including never-before-published work--Cisneros has come home at last."--Provided by publisher.
Item Description: "This is a Borzoi book" --Title page verso.
Physical Description: 382 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9780385351331 (hardback)
038535133X (hardback)
Author Notes: Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 20, 1954. She received a B.A. in English from Loyola University of Chicago in 1976 and a M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Iowa in 1978. She has worked as a college recruiter, an arts administrator, a teacher to high school dropouts, and a poet. She has also visited numerous colleges around the country as a visiting writer. She has written numerous books including The House on Mango Street, Caramelo, Loose Woman, Have You Seen Marie?, and A House of My Own: Stories from My Life. She has received numerous awards including the MacArthur Fellowship, two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, the Lannan Literary Award, the American Book Award, and the Thomas Wolfe Prize.

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