Border Crossings and Beyond
The Life and Works of Sandra Cisneros
Carmen Haydée Rivera
- 144 pages
- English
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Border Crossings and Beyond
The Life and Works of Sandra Cisneros
Carmen Haydée Rivera
About This Book
Author of The House on Mango Street, which has sold more than two million copies in English alone, activist, MacArthur grant genius, figure of inspiration and controversy, Sandra Cisneros is unequivocally one of America's most important and much discussed contemporary literary figures. In a writing career that has spanned more than three decades, Cisneros has written acclaimed poetry and prose, including, My Wicked, Wicked Ways, Loose Woman, Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories, and Caramelo, or, Puro Cuenta. Border Crossings and Beyond: The Life and Works of Sandra Cisneros traces the ways in which Cisneros's personal history, art, and influence are intertwined. The result is a revealing and multi-faceted portrait of the artist as writer, woman, and Mexican American. From a childhood defined by repeated migrations between Texas and Mexico, to the Chicano and women's movements, and the impact of her father's death, author Carmen Haydée Rivera offers a comprehensive and thoughtful engagement of Cisneros's writings, as well as her tremendous personal struggles and significant gifts. It will become mandatory reading for those who wish to understand the significance and power of Cisneros's contribution to Latina/o literature and American letters.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Series Foreword
- Introduction
- One: An Artist in the Making
- Two: Telling to Live: An Approach to Sandra Cisneros’ Fictional World
- Three: “Entering into the Serpent”: A Provocative Chicana Poetics
- Four: Caramelo: Weaving Family and National History into Storytelling
- Five: A Rebellious Soul in San Antonio: Sandra Cisneros’ Social Activism
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author