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Mentioned in 3 episodes

The House on Mango Street

Book • 1983

Sandra Cisneros

The House on Mango Street is a poignant coming-of-age novel that follows Esperanza Cordero as she navigates her life in a Latino neighborhood in Chicago.

Through a series of vignettes, the book explores themes of identity, culture, and the struggles of growing up in a patriarchal society.

Esperanza's journey is marked by her desire for independence and her dream of escaping the limitations of her community.

Mentioned by

Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu

Mentioned in 3 episodes

Mentioned by

Craig Mod

while discussing literary influences during his time at the McDowell Colony.

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Mentioned by

Craig Mod

as a book that deeply impacted him during his freshman writing seminar.

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Mentioned by

Kiran Desai

as a book by Sandra Cisneros that has been banned and subtracted from college courses.

Two decades later, Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai returns

Mentioned by

Dan Cummins

as a recommended young-adult novel that meaningfully portrays adolescence and is better reading than 'Go Ask Alice'.

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Recommended by

Julián Castro

for its portrayal of a young girl's experiences.

Julián Castro's quiet moral radicalism

Mentioned by

Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu

as one of her favorite novellas.

Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, "The Creation of Half-Broken People" (House of Anansi, 2025)

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