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What is Sandra Cisneros known for?

Sandra Cisneros (born in 1954) is an American novelist, short-story writer, memoirist, and poet known for her works about Mexican American life in Chicago, including the groundbreaking novella The House on Mango Street (1983). Among her other notable works are the short-story collection Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories (1991) and the poetry collection Loose Woman (1994).