Sandra Cisneros is a poet, short story writer, novelist, and essayist whose work explores the lives of the working-class. Her novel The House on Mango Street Has sold over seven million copies, has been translated into over twenty-five languages, and is required reading in elementary, high school, and universities across the nation. Her new collection of poetry, Woman Without Shame, was published in 2022 by Knopf. Cisneros is a dual citizen of the United States and Mexico. As a single woman, she chose to have books instead of children. She earns her living by her pen.

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