The House on Mango Street

De: Sandra Cisneros

Narrado por: Sandra Cisneros

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.

This audiobook is also available in Spanish.©1984 Sandra Cisneros (P)2005 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage...and seduces with precise, spare prose, creat[ing] unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one." (The New York Times Book Review)

Great story and narration!

I think that The House on Mango Street was a wonderful story! Also, I really enjoyed the narration by the author herself, Sandra Cisneros!

wonderful

wonderful collection of stories I felt like I was a part of each story I would recommend this book to all young girls a wonderful coming of age into Womanhood story it's innocent it's true beautiful

Great book!

I Ioved this book. great stories that brought me back to my childhood, thank you for writing this book.

Like a Tree Grows in Brooklyn but in Chicago

What a perfect little book and what a perfect little narration. Generally, authors are the last people to do their own books reading justice, but man is Cisneros wonderful here. The book reads like a bit more poetic riff on the narrative vector of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - young girl growing up poor in an urban area with all its peculiar idiosyncrasies.

Good book (recommended it)

This was a really great book I like reading this. There are funny weird and nice moments so please listen to this thank you and good bye

Childish Author

This immigrant story is told poetically. Some of the lines are truly verse and beautifully metaphoric. However, I did not care for the childish voice of the narrator as I felt the story was being told looking back on childhood. I think I would prefer this story read by a young woman and not someone who sounds as if they are 10-12 years old.

Wonderful

The author’s narration makes all the descriptions come alive. The stories are more like poems. There is honesty and subtlety.

Simply Amazing

I read this book with my Multicultural Lit students. We had great conversations about the vignettes and various themes & topics. A MUST read.

The House on Mango street

Wonderfully dark in a young lovely light. The story is clever and full of standalone lines.

Intro?

Can it be unabridged if the intro is not the same. I have read the book and this took me off track. I believe it should follow the book.