Internationally acclaimed Mexican-American author Sandra Cisneros talks about the release of a 40th anniversary edition of her national bestseller novel “The House on Mango Street”. Cisneros also talks about how she chose to have books instead of children, the joys and challenges of her life as a writer, her spiritual journey as “Budalupana”, her use of art to awaken people, her struggles with depression, and her message on International Women’s Day. She also reads selected poems from her new book, “Women Without Shame”, including an unpublished poem.

THURSDAY, MARCH 21
PROGRAM #10320 12:00 PM PT

Sandra Cisneros: ‘The House on Mango Street’ at 40. Internationally acclaimed Mexican-American author Sandra Cisneros talks about the release of a 40th anniversary edition of her national bestseller novel “The House on Mango Street”. Cisneros also talks about how she chose to have books instead of children, the joys and challenges of her life as a writer, her spiritual journey as “Budalupana”, her use of art to awaken people, her struggles with depression, and her message on International Women’s Day. She also reads selected poems from her new book, “Women Without Shame”, including an unpublished poem.

Guest: Sandra Cisneros, Poet, Short Story Writer, Novelist, Essayist, MacArthur Fellow, National Medal of the Arts, Fresno, CA.

Photo: Sandra Cisneros, Mexican-American author, is interviewed by Samuel Orozco, news director at Radio Bilingüe and Línea Abierta host. Cisneros visited the studios of Radio Bilingüe in Fresno, California, on Friday, March 8, 2024. (By Josie Tizcareño Pereira / Radio Bilingüe).

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