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The House on Mango Street

By Sandra Cisneros

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| Paperback | 9780747560876

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The House on Mango Street tells the story of Esperanza Cordero, whose neighborhood is one of harsh realities and hard beauty. Esperanza doesn't want to belong - not to her rundown neighborhood, and not to the low expectations the world has for her. Esperanza's story is that of a young girlContinue

The House on Mango Street tells the story of Esperanza Cordero, whose neighborhood is one of harsh realities and hard beauty. Esperanza doesn't want to belong - not to her rundown neighborhood, and not to the low expectations the world has for her. Esperanza's story is that of a young girl coming into her power, and inventing for herself what she will become.

'Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage and seduces with precise spare prose, creating unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer but an absolutely essential one' (New York Times Book Review)
'Marvellous 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 Chronicle)

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    While my brother was taking Chicano Lit classes at Fresno State, he would often bring home his books and share them with Mom and I. This was by far one of my favorite. Full of short stories and always colorful characters.

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    A Chicana coming-of-age prose fiction example. A very interesting book both content and form-wise.

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    Alper Sarikaya said on Nov 4, 2007 | Add your feedback

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