Throughout Sandra Cisneros’ life, her Mexican-American mother and father – along with her six brothers – would move back and forth from Chicago to México City, never allowing her much time to get comfortable in either place.
Cisneros chose her unique writing style. She knew she wanted to write about people she had interactions with throughout her lifetime; but by portraying them as characters in her novels.
Cisneros often incorporates Spanish into her English writing, substituting English words for Spanish ones where she feels that Spanish better conveys the meaning or improves the rhythm of the passage.
Five years after receiving her M.A. from writing programs at University of Iowa, she went to Loyola University to work as an administrative assistant. Prior, she worked in a Chicano barrio in Chicago teaching high school dropouts. It was also through that job that she learned about the problems young Latinos face.
Cisneros’ work explores issues that are important to her: feminism, love, oppression and religion. Tanya Saracho, co-founder of Teatro Luna, is adapting The House on Mango Street for an onstage performance.
Sandra Cisneros- Book signing
Harold Washington Library Center
Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, Lower Level
400 S. State St.
April 14 | 6 p.m.
Free | (312) 747-4050
Compiled by Jennifer Biamonte
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