Caramelo

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Caramelo is a novel by Sandra Cisneros that explores a Mexican American family’s history, identity, and intergenerational relationships through the memories tied to a cherished rebozo (shawl).

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Caramelo canonical 1

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instanceOf novel ⓘ
author Sandra Cisneros ⓘ
awarded Before Columbus Foundation American Book Award ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
explores bicultural identity ⓘ
class differences ⓘ
family secrets ⓘ
gender roles ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 2002 ⓘ
focusesOn Mexican American family ⓘ
genre Bildungsroman ⓘ
Chicano literature ⓘ
Fiction ⓘ
hasAuthorHeritage Mexican American ⓘ
hasAuthorNationality American ⓘ
hasISBN 978-0-679-76403-9 ⓘ
hasTargetAudience adult readers ⓘ
young adult readers ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement Latina literature ⓘ
mainTheme Mexican American identity ⓘ
cultural heritage ⓘ
family history ⓘ
intergenerational relationships ⓘ
memory ⓘ
migration ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
mediaType Print ⓘ
narrativeDevice memories tied to a rebozo ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person ⓘ
protagonistOrigin Mexican American ⓘ
publisher Knopf ⓘ
linked to: Alfred A. Knopf
recognizedBy American Library Association ⓘ
setting Chicago ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
Mexico City ⓘ
United States ⓘ
structure interwoven family stories ⓘ
nonlinear narrative ⓘ
subjectMatter Mexican diaspora ⓘ
borderlands experience ⓘ
cultural assimilation ⓘ
family migration between Mexico and the United States ⓘ
symbol rebozo ⓘ
writtenBy Sandra Cisneros ⓘ

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Sandra Cisneros → notableWork → Caramelo ⓘ