The House on Mango Street
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The House on Mango Street is a landmark coming-of-age novel told in lyrical vignettes that follows a young Latina girl growing up in a Chicago neighborhood, widely celebrated for its exploration of identity, gender, and cultural heritage.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chicano literature work
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bildungsroman ⓘ coming-of-age novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | stage adaptations ⓘ |
| author | Sandra Cisneros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | American Book Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPublisher | Arte Público Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Chicano literature
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Latina literature ⓘ coming-of-age fiction ⓘ novel-in-vignettes ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Alicia
NERFINISHED
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Esperanza’s parents ⓘ Lucy NERFINISHED ⓘ Marin NERFINISHED ⓘ Nenny NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryMovement |
Chicana feminism
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postmodern literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterPublisher | Vintage Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
lyrical prose
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poetic vignettes ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Esperanza Cordero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | series of vignettes ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of Chicana identity
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innovative vignette structure ⓘ portrayal of a young Latina girl in the United States ⓘ use in educational curricula ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Esperanza Cordero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCity | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| settingNeighborhoodType | working-class Latino neighborhood ⓘ |
| settingState | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic study in schools and universities
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
belonging and alienation
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coming of age ⓘ cultural heritage ⓘ female empowerment ⓘ gender roles ⓘ identity ⓘ language and voice ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
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