Beschreibung
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.
Rezension
Dazzling . . . part artist statement, part declaration of independence. Los Angeles Times
Delightful. . . . This memoir has the transcendent sweep of a full life. . . . [Cisneros ] prose reads like poetry, rhythmic and energetic; her poetry is as natural and effortless as plainspoken prose. Houston Chronicle
[A] spirited collection. . . . [A House of My Own] puts a gifted storyteller at your fingertips, one who offers a panoply of life in apartments, rented rooms and borrowed houses, a journey with a curious, lively mind and reflections on cultures, families and traditions. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Resonant. . . . A complex, nuanced picture of the writer emerges think of a mosaic, a collage. Chicago Tribune
A fierce talent. No one writes like Cisneros. . . . A House of My Own is a compilation of true stories and non-fiction pieces that form a jigsaw autobiography of the author s life." Jezebel
An extraordinary and magical journey. Sandra Cisneros makes me so happy that I am a reader, so joyful that she is a writer, and even more exhilarated that she is part of our world. Read this book and laugh, cry, and rejoice!" Edwidge Danticat
Cisneros is right there in the room, fiercely candid, warm and gracious, talking about everything. . . . A literary salon steeped in storytelling and writers, [A House of My Own] honors her process and influences and draws attention to crucial and difficult points of her development. Like a manifesto, it reasserts Cisneros s artistic credo." The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In a tone that is intimate and inviting indeed, we feel we are sitting right next to [Cisneros] as she sips tea (or chugs tequila) at her home in Mexico, and recounts her adventures with a laugh and a shake of the head: Ay Dios mio." Los Angeles Review of Books
Cisneros . . . has here written what may well be the best memoir of the year thus far. . . . A fierce portrait of an artist and her quest, and the roads taken and not taken to find a home of her own." Library Journal (starred review)
[Cisneros] opens wide the doors to the house of her life, and we are all privileged to cross the threshold." The Austin Chronicle
Throughout each story, though written for a diverse smattering of purposes and people, is Cisneros s constant molding of words like clay. . . . [Her] words will make existing fans love her more, and drive new readers to reach for her previous works after closing this one." The Washington Times
Cisneros s earnest but casual voice resonates throughout, rich with humor and a sense of urgency." Pasatiempo (Santa Fe)
Welcoming and deeply gratifying." NBC News
Gorgeous." The Rumpus
Frank, accessible examinations of multiple subjects braided together in Cisneros s personable, self-examining style." Albuquerque Journal
