A house of my own : stories from my life / Sandra Cisneros.
Cisneros, Sandra, author.
2015
PS3553.I78 Z46 2015 (Mapit)
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Title A house of my own : stories from my life / Sandra Cisneros.
Author Cisneros, Sandra, author.
Uniform Title Essays. Selections
Edition First edition.
ISBN 9780385351331 hardcover
038535133X hardcover
9780385351348 electronic book
Published New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Language English
Description 382 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Call Number PS3553.I78 Z46 2015
Dewey Decimal Classification 813/.54 B
Summary "A book of essays spanning the author's career a[nd] reflecting upon the various homes she's lived in around the world."--Publisher information.
"From the beloved author of The House on Mango Street: a richly illustrated compilation of true stories and nonfiction pieces that, taken together, form a jigsaw autobiography: an intimate album of a literary legend's life and career. 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. Ranging from the private (her parents' loving and tempestuous marriage) to the political (a rallying cry for one woman's liberty in Sarajevo) to the literary (a tribute to Marguerite Duras), and written with her trademark sensitivity and honesty, these poignant, unforgettable pieces give us not only her most transformative memories but also a revelation of her artistic and intellectual influences. Here is an exuberant, deeply moving celebration of a life in writing lived to the fullest--an important milestone in a storied career."--Publisher information.
Note "This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso.
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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 responds 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/Descanso.

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