Vintage Cisneros

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Vintage Readers are a perfect introduction to some of the great modern writers: The celebrated bestselling author of The House on Mango Street “knows both that the heart can be broken and that it can rise and soar like a bird. Whatever story she chooses to tell, we should be listening for a long time to come" ( The Washington Post Book World ) . A winner of the PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature and the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, Sandra Cisneros evokes working-class Latino experience with an irresistible mix of realism and lyrical exuberance. Vintage Cisneros features an excerpt from her bestselling novel The House on Mango Street , which has become a favorite in school classrooms across the country. Also included are a chapter from her novel, Caramelo ; a generous selection of poems from My Wicked Wicked Ways and Loose Woman ; and seven stories from her award-winning collection Woman Hollering Creek .