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Facts

Born December 20, 1954 (age 71) • Chicago • Illinois
Awards And Honors National Medal of Arts (2015)
Notable Works novel • “A House of My Own: Stories from My Life” • “Caramelo; o puro cuento” • “Have You Seen Marie? • “Loose Woman” • “Martita, I Remember You” • “My Wicked, Wicked Ways” • “The House on Mango Street” • “The Rodrigo Poems” • “Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories” • “Woman Without Shame: Poems”

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Author Sandra Cisneros stands outdoors with arms crossed, wearing a patterned brown shawl, large earrings, turquoise bracelet, and pink ribbons in her hair.
Sandra Cisneros, 2002
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