A House of My Own: Stories from My Life (Vintage International)

ISBN: 0345807170

Author: Cisneros, Sandra

Condition: New

Winner of the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Creative Nonfiction From the celebrated bestselling author of The House on Mango Street: "This memoir has the transcendent sweep of a full life. -Houston ChronicleFrom Chicago to Mexico, the places Sandra Cisneros has lived have provided inspiration for her now-classic works of fiction and poetry. But a house of her own, a place where she could truly take root, has eluded her. In this jigsaw autobiography, made up of essays and images spanning three decades-and including never-before-published work-Cisneros has come home at last.Written with her trademark lyricism, in these signature pieces the acclaimed author of The House on Mango Street and winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature shares her transformative memories and reveals her artistic and intellectual influences. Poignant, honest, and deeply moving, A House of My Own is an exuberant celebration of a life lived to the fullest, from one of our most beloved writers.