Sandra Cisneros

Told in a series of vibrant vignettes, The House On Mango Street is the story of Esperanza Cordera, a young girl growing up in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago. For Esperanza, Mango Street is a desolate landscape of concrete and run-down tenements... Lire la suite

Seit einem Jahr lebt Esperanza, Tochter mexikanischer Einwanderer, in der Man- go Street im Latinoviertel von Chicago, den»barrios«. Esperanza hasst das kleine heruntergekommene Haus, in das ihre Eltern ziehen mussten, und sie hasst das Viertel mit... Lire la suite

The celebrated bestselling author of The House on Mango Street “is back with her first work of fiction in almost a decade, a story of memory and friendship [and] the experiences young women endure as immigrants worldwide” (AP). In this masterfully... Lire la suite

A candid, sexy and wonderfully mood-strewn collection of poetry that celebrates the female aspects of love, from the reflective to the overtly erotic. • From the bestselling author of The House on Mango Street and winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov... Lire la suite

The internationally acclaimed author of The House on Mango Street and winner of the PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature gives us a deeply moving tale of loss, grief, and healing: a lyrically told, richly illustrated fable... Lire la suite

A collection of stories by Sandra Cisneros, the celebrated bestselling author of The House on Mango Street and the winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. The lovingly drawn characters of these stories give... Lire la suite

Winner of the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Creative Nonfiction • From the celebrated bestselling author of The House on Mango Street: "This memoir has the transcendent sweep of a full life.” —Houston Chronicle From Chicago to Mexico, the places... Lire la suite

In this beautiful collection of poems, remarkable for their plainspoken radiance, the bestselling author of The House on Mango Street and winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literatureembraces her first passion... Lire la suite

The Spring 2018 issue of Ploughshares. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Two out of each year's four issues are guest-edited by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles; the... Lire la suite

La casa di Mango Street è la storia di Esperanza raccontata attraverso la sua voce e il suo sguardo, ora ingenuo e giocoso, ora maturo e sensibile. Esperanza vive a Mango Street, in un barrio di chicanos, a Chicago. Ma non è questa la casa che ha... Lire la suite

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: TIME and GOODREADS • A brave new collection of poems from Sandra Cisneros, the best-selling author of The House on Mango Street. It has been twenty-eight years since Sandra Cisneros published a book of poetry. With dozens of... Lire la suite

Esperanza tem um nome mexicano, origens mexicanas, aparência mexicana, mas nasceu nos Estados Unidos e mora num decadente bairro de Chicago. Nesse contraste cultural, ela observa a vida dos vizinhos e das amigas para aprender a construir sua própria... Lire la suite

Depuis qu'elle est toute petite, Lala convoite le caramelo rebozo de sa grand-mère, le plus beau des châles mexicains. Tous les ans sa famille (c'est-à-dire ses parents, ses six frères et elle) quitte Chicago pour passer l'été dans la demeure... Lire la suite

Un coro di voci femminili, storie o istantanee di vita. Le tre parti che compongono il libro riflettono la crescita da bambina a donna delle protagoniste, con una variazione di temi, ritmi e registri linguistici che mettono in luce le straordinarie... Lire la suite

A magnificent selection of fifty poems to celebrate three-term US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s fifty years as a poet. Over a long, influential career in poetry, Joy Harjo has been praised for her “warm, oracular voice” (John Freeman, Boston Globe) that... Lire la suite