Caramelo
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Caramelo is a novel by Sandra Cisneros that explores a Mexican American family’s history, identity, and intergenerational relationships through the memories tied to a cherished rebozo (shawl).
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Sandra Cisneros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Before Columbus Foundation American Book Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| explores |
bicultural identity
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class differences ⓘ family secrets ⓘ gender roles ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Mexican American family ⓘ |
| genre |
Bildungsroman
ⓘ
Chicano literature ⓘ Fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorHeritage | Mexican American ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-679-76403-9 ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
adult readers
ⓘ
young adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Latina literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Mexican American identity
ⓘ
cultural heritage ⓘ family history ⓘ intergenerational relationships ⓘ memory ⓘ migration ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| mediaType | Print ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | memories tied to a rebozo ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| protagonistOrigin | Mexican American ⓘ |
| publisher | Knopf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | American Library Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
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Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| structure |
interwoven family stories
ⓘ
nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Mexican diaspora
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borderlands experience ⓘ cultural assimilation ⓘ family migration between Mexico and the United States ⓘ |
| symbol | rebozo ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Sandra Cisneros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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