La Casa En Mango Street (The House On Mango Street) (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Spanish Edition) [School & Library Binding]

Sandra Cisneros (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1994

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. For Esperanza, a young girl growing up in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago, life is an endless landscape of concrete and run-down tenements, but she tries to rise above the hopelessness.

Editorial Reviews

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La Casa en Mango Street ha dado voz a todos los que hemos hecho de Estados Unidos nuestra casa, pero sin olvidar de donde venimos... un libro inolvidable e indispensable".
Jorge Ramos

Un clásico... Una de las raíces principales del gran florecimiento de la literatura hispana en Estados Unidos. Esta pequeña obra se ha labrado a sí misma un gran espacio en la estantería de la literatura de Estados Unidos .
Julia Álvarez

Cisneros ha sabido explotar su rica herencia [hispana]... y nos seduce con su prosa sobria y precisa, y con la creación de personajes inolvidables que querríamos hurtar a sus páginas. Cisneros no sólo es una escritora talentosa sino absolutamente esencial .
The New York Times Book Review

Profundamente conmovedora...encantadora y tierna.... Como la mejor poesía, abre las ventanas del corazón sin una palabra malgastada.
Miami Herald

Sandra Cisneros sabe que el corazón se puede romper, y que también puede alzarse y volar como un pájaro. Cualquier historia que ella decida relatarnos, debamos de seguir escuchándola por mucho tiempo.
Washington Post Book World

Poética y perspicaz...la prosa fragmentada de Cisneros evoca los sueños y las memorias de sus personajes y es testigo de su extraordinario talento.
Los Angeles Times Book Review --Los Angeles Times Book Review --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Language Notes

Text: Spanish
Original Language: English --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• School & Library Binding: 128 pages
• Publisher: Turtleback (November 1, 1994)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 0613046889
• ISBN-13: 978-0613046886
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,843,733 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954. Internationally acclaimed for her poetry and fiction, she has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Lannan Literary Award and the American Book Award, and of fellowships .

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars mesmerizing, November 29, 2002

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Suzanne Naranjo (Santa Rosa, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: La Casa En Mango Street (The House On Mango Street) (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Spanish Edition) (School & Library Binding)

I have read this book aloud, in English and Spanish, to students grade 3-5 and they were all MESMERIZED by it. The reason is that they had never heard a book written in a child's voice, about everyday experiences similar to their own. The part about one of the girls being tempted to kiss the bum for a dollar got a great discussion going, with many students giving their opinion about what the girl should or should not do. Also, Elena Poniatowska did an amazing job of translating from English to Spanish. Nothing was lost, not even the voice. Poniatowska is an author in her own right, and therefore was able to achieve a perfect translation.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Es un libro que incita a la exploración personal, December 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: LA Casa En Mango Street/the House on Mango Street (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

La Casa en Mango Street provoca en el lector la voluntad de analizar aquellos sucesos que al parecer son cotidianos y simples pero en realidad dejan una huella en la vida de aquéllos que los experimentan.

A través de éstos la narradora, Esperanza, relata una etapa de su vida (técnica utilizada a la perfección por la autora). La contemplación de las nubes, la visita a un colmado, etc. cumplen con este fin. Para los lectores jóvenes podría servir como fotografía de algunos problemas que enfrentan hoy (como por ejemplo el embarazo en jóvenes).

En resumen, este es un libro recomendable pues combina varias técnicas literarias, pero es el estilo de la narración lo que lo hace uno muy innovador y le ganan a la autora otro acierto en su profesión.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good practice and good message, January 27, 2004

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"zphina_noa" (New York, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: La Casa en Mango Street (Paperback)

I originally read this book because I had to- in Spanish class, I had to prove my literacy. But after I read it once and got a spectacular grade on it, I read it again and noticed that there's a good message for those who haven't come from the most highly favored backgrounds in the neighborhood. It's written from a child's perspective and gave me a new outlook on what my own father must have gone through when he made the move from his country to the US. Props to Sandra in both languages.