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Sandra Cisneros

Profession : Author

Birth : December 20, 1954

I wasn't aware that 'House on Mango Street' was so influenced by Spanish until after I finished.

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One of my favorite writers is Hans Christian Anderson. His stories speak to the times.

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All of my work is influenced by fairy tales, and I hope my work shows Hans Christian Anderson's influence.

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I grew up listening to the Beatles and being an ardent Beatles fan when I was in third grade all the way to adulthood, and listening to all kinds of music that came to us either at the flea market or in our living rooms or on the 'Ed Sullivan' show - all these places we were influenced by.

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Generally if you're a daughter in a Mexican family, no one wants to tell you anything; they tell you the healthy lies about your family.

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What's always a challenge for me is that my Spanish is not the level of my English. Nor do I read in Spanish the way I read in English.

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In the business world, I did fairly well, but wasn't happy. A bout of sciatica put me flat on my back. All I could do was read, listen to my mother's stories about the Sandovals, and daydream: a return to self. My writing career had begun.

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I've always read broadly: literary fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, chick lit, historical, dystopian, nonfiction, memoir. I've even read Westerns. I prefer female protagonists.

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