The House on Mango Street
About this book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A coming-of-age classic, acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught in schools and universities alike, and translated around the world—from the winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. The House on Mango Street is the remarkable story of Esperanza Cordero, a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago, inventing for herself who and what she will become. Told in a series of vignettes-sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous-Sandra Cisneros' masterpiece is a classic story of childhood and self-discovery. Few other books in our time have touched so many readers.
Reader Profile
3.9/5 · 968 readers · 144 pages · ≈ 2 h 40 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read The House on Mango Street?
About ≈ 2 h 40 m — 144 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The House on Mango Street?
144 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The House on Mango Street?
It sits on the Short Stories, Fiction shelves.
Is The House on Mango Street in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Where does The House on Mango Street take place?
It is set in Chicago (Ill.), Illinois, Chicago.
Who wrote The House on Mango Street?
Sandra Cisneros (1954–0).