The House on Mango Street

Told in a series of vignettes stunning for their eloquence, The House on Mango Street is Sandra Cisneros's greatly admired novel of a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Acclaimed by critics, beloved by children, their parents and grandparents, taught everywhere from inner-city grade schools to universities across the country, and translated all over the world, it has entered the canon of coming-of-age classics. Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous, The House on Mango Street tells the story of Esperanza Cordero, whose neighborhood is one of harsh realities and harsh beauty. Esperanza doesn't want to belong--not to her rundown neighborhood, and not to the low expectations the world has for her. Esperanza's story is that of a young girl coming into her power, and inventing for herself what she will become. 点击链接进入中文版： 芒果街上的小屋 桑德拉·希斯内罗丝（Sandra Cisneros），1954年生，美国当代著名女诗人，墨西哥裔。30岁时凭借《芒果街上的小屋》成名，另著有短篇故事集《喊女溪及其他》和诗集若干。