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A house of my own : stories from my life  Cover Image Book Book

A house of my own : stories from my life / Sandra Cisneros.

Cisneros, Sandra, (author.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780385351331
  • ISBN: 038535133X
  • Physical Description: 382 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"This is a Borzoi book" --Title page verso.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Hydra House -- No Place Like Home -- Luis Omar Salinas -- Falling in Love with Enamoramiento -- Marguerite Duras -- Huipiles -- Vivan los Muertos -- Straw into Gold -- A Tango for Astor -- Only Daughter -- Letter to Gwendolyn Brooks -- My Wicked Wicked Ways -- Who Wants Stories Now -- La Casa Que Canta -- Mercè Rodoreda -- The House on Mango Street's Tenth Birthday -- I Can Live Sola and I Love to Work -- Tapicero's Daughter -- Guadalupe the Sex Goddess -- ¡Que Vivan los Colores! -- Tenemos Layaway, or, How I Became an Art Collector -- An Ofrenda for My Father on Day of the Dead -- Un Poquito de Tu Amor -- Eduardo Galeano -- Infinito Botánica -- El Pleito/The Quarrel -- To Seville, with Love -- A White Flower -- Señor Cappuccino -- Natural Daughter -- A Girl Called Daydreamer -- A House of My Own -- An Ofrenda for My Mother -- Resurrections -- Ten Thousand -- The Author Reponds to Your Letter Requesting My Book Be Banned from the School Library -- The Girl Who Became a Saint: Teresa Urrea -- Chavela Vargas: Una Mujer Muy Mujer -- Chocolate and Donuts -- Akumal -- A Borrowed House -- Epilogue: Mi Casa Es Su Casa -- Pilón: Infinito -- Resting Place/Descano -- Acknowledgments.
Subject: Cisneros, Sandra > Homes and haunts.
Cisneros, Sandra > Family.
Mexican Americans > Mexico > Biography.
Mexican American women authors > Biography.
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading.
Cisneros, Sandra.
Authors, American.
Families.
Homes.
Mexican American women authors.
Mexican Americans.
Mexico.
Genre: Biography.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library. (Show preferred library)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Burlington Public Library BIO CISNEROS 2015 39851001248906 Non-fiction Copy hold Available -

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SANDRA CISNEROS is the author of two widely acclaimed novels, a story collection, two books of poetry, and, most recently, Have You Seen Marie? She is the recipient of numerous awards, including National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, the Lannan Literary Award, the American Book Award, the Thomas Wolfe Prize, and a MacArthur Fellowship. Her work has been translated into more than twenty languages. Cisneros is the founder of the Alfredo Cisneros del Moral and Macondo Foundations, which serve creative writers. She lives in Mexico.

www.sandracisneros.com


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