A House of My Own: Stories from My Life

By Sandra Cisneros

Book Overview

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 Chronicle

From 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345807170
• ISBN13: 9780345807175
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.1"