House on Mango Street (Vintage Contemporaries) [Paperback]

‘Cisneros writes from the heart of a child — bluntly and truthfully … Everyone needs this book’ --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

'Cisneros writes from the heart of a child - bluntly and truthfully ... Everyone needs this book' Los Angeles Times 'Memorable ... the voice is unmistakable' Independent 'Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage ... and seduces with precise spare prose, creating unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer but an absolutely essential one' New York Times Book Review 'Marvellous ... spare yet luminous. The subtle power of Cisneros's storytelling is evident. She communicates all the rapture and rage of growing up in a modern world' San Francisco Chronicle --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

‘She is not only a gifted writer but an absolutely essential one’ --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught everywhere from inner-city grade schools to universities across the country, and translated all over the world, The House on Mango Street is the remarkable story of Esperanza Cordero. Told in a series of vignettes – sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous – it is the story of a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago, inventing for herself who and what she will become. Few other books in our time have touched so many readers.

Over three million copies sold worldwide, this is the classic first novel by the author of Caramelo --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Sandra Cisneros is the author of two novels and a book of short stories, all of which are published by Bloomsbury. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.