![]() ![]() ![]() schools and universities, and Cisneros’ first major contribution to a body of work that has garnered her two National Endowment of the Arts fellowships, a prestigious MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, and the Texas Medal of Arts, among other honors. The novel, winner of a Before Columbus Foundation American Book Award in 1985, proved an authentic vehicle for exploring themes of culture and tradition and the lives and roles of Hispanic women growing up in the States. As her first novel, the coming-of-age classic The House on Mango Street, celebrates its 25th anniversary, however, the 54-year-old Mexican American writer reflects on a time in her twenties when success was anything but certain. ![]() En español | It’s difficult to imagine Sandra Cisneros as anything other than the activist, teacher, mentor, and literary icon we know today. ![]()
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