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LEADER: 02897cam a2200433 i 4500
001 2015007520
003 DLC
005 20151105082522.0
008 150408s2015 nyua 000 0aeng
010 $a 2015007520
020 $a9780385351331 (hardback)
020 $z9780385351348 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us---$an-mx---
084 $aBIO026000$aLCO010000$aLIT007000$2bisacsh
050 00 $aPS3553.I78$bZ46 2015
082 00 $a813/.54$aB$223
100 1 $aCisneros, Sandra.
240 10 $aEssays.$kSelections
245 12 $aA house of my own :$bstories from my life /$cSandra Cisneros.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bAlfred A. Knopf,$c2015.
300 $a382 pages :$billustrations ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
500 $a"This is a Borzoi book" -- Verso title page.
520 $a"From the beloved author of The House on Mango Street: a richly illustrated compilation of true stories and nonfiction pieces that, taken together, form a jigsaw autobiography: an intimate album of a literary legend's life and career. From the Chicago neighborhoods where she grew up and set her groundbreaking The House on Mango Street to her abode in Mexico, in a region where "my ancestors lived for centuries," the places Sandra Cisneros has lived have provided inspiration for her now-classic works of fiction and poetry. But a house of her own, where she could truly take root, has eluded her. With this collection--spanning nearly three decades, and including never-before-published work--Cisneros has come home at last. Ranging from the private (her parents' loving and tempestuous marriage) to the political (a rallying cry for one woman's liberty in Sarajevo) to the literary (a tribute to Marguerite Duras), and written with her trademark sensitivity and honesty, these poignant, unforgettable pieces give us not only her most transformative memories but also a revelation of her artistic and intellectual influences. Here is an exuberant, deeply moving celebration of a life in writing lived to the fullest--an important milestone in a storied career"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"A book of essays spanning the author's career a[nd] reflecting upon the various homes she's lived in around the world"--$cProvided by publisher.
600 10 $aCisneros, Sandra$xHomes and haunts.
600 10 $aCisneros, Sandra$xFamily.
650 0 $aMexican Americans$zMexico$vBiography.
650 0 $aMexican American women authors$vBiography.
650 0 $aAuthors, American$y20th century$vBiography.
650 7 $aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aLITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aLITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$u9780385351331.jpg