Sandra Cisneros

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Sandra Cisneros is a Mexican American writer best known for her influential coming-of-age novel "The House on Mango Street," which explores themes of identity, culture, and gender.

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Sandra Cisneros canonical 3
Cisneros 1

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instanceOf Mexican American writer
essayist
novelist
person
poet
short story writer
writer
awardReceived American Book Award
MacArthur Fellowship
National Medal of Arts
PEN Center USA Literary Award
linked to: PEN West Award

Texas Medal of Arts
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1954-12-20
degree Bachelor of Arts in English
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
educatedAt Loyola University Chicago
University of Iowa
employer Our Lady of the Lake University (former faculty)
ethnicGroup Mexican American
familyName Cisneros
linked to: Sandra Cisneros
founded Alfredo Cisneros del Moral Foundation
Macondo Writers Workshop
genre Chicano literature
Latino literature
coming-of-age fiction
poetry
short stories
givenName Sandra
influencedBy Chicano movement
feminist literature
languageOfWorkOrName English
mainTheme bilingualism
class
culture
gender
identity
immigration
movement Chicana feminism
Latina feminism
name Sandra Cisneros
notableWork A House of My Own: Stories from My Life
Caramelo
Have You Seen Marie?
Loose Woman
My Wicked Wicked Ways
The House on Mango Street
Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
residence San Antonio, Texas, United States
linked to: San Antonio
writesAbout Chicana identity
Mexican American experience

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American Book Award notableRecipient Sandra Cisneros
Sandra Cisneros name Sandra Cisneros
Sandra Cisneros familyName Cisneros
linked to: Sandra Cisneros
Chicano literature hasNotableAuthor Sandra Cisneros