A CASA NA RUA MANGO

Esperanza has a Mexican name, Mexican roots, and a Mexican appearance — but she was born in the United States and lives in a run-down neighborhood in Chicago. Caught between cultures, she observes the lives of her neighbors and friends as she tries to shape her own identity.
Through everyday moments and vivid impressions, the author of A casa na Rua Mango offers a rich portrait of Esperanza’s world, tracing her journey from a shy and self-conscious childhood to growing awareness and the first steps of maturity.
A novel that is both light and powerful, in which Latin voices resonate with the strength of Sandra Cisneros’s distinctive prose.
Published in English as The House on Mango Street.