Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street is a series of vignettes drawn from the experiences of a Mexican-American girl living in Chicago. Since its publication in 1983, it’s become required reading ...
After studying poetry at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop in the mid-1970s, Sandra Cisneros moved back home to Chicago and taught former dropouts at the Latino Youth High School. All of these influences—the ...
Forty years after its publication, “The House on Mango Street” continues to speak to new generations with its themes of identity, culture and the broader search for belonging. Sandra Cisneros’ ...
ANN ARBOR, Michigan — On this brochure-ready autumn day on the University of Michigan campus, students Danielle Casós, Jennie Rupp and Angela Bonello are finding new music in familiar words. The three ...
“The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros is Hartford Public Library’s latest Big Read, but the library promises a lot more than reading. The community literary celebration kicks off Oct. 9 at 1 ...
Sandra Cisneros, one of America’s greatest writers, says that up until a few years ago, she was over speaking about her 1984 novel, “The House on Mango Street.” What started as an autobiographical ...