Genre
Vignette novel
The House on Mango Street
A compact coming-of-age classic about home and self-invention.
Details
Subgenre
Coming-of-age neighborhood portrait
Original publication
1984
Original publisher
Arte Publico Press
Pages
110
Format
Paperback, hardcover and ebook editions
Language
English
Setting
A Latino neighborhood in Chicago
ISBN
9780679734772
Original title
The House on Mango Street
About the book
Esperanza Cordero observes family, neighbors, language and gender while imagining a life beyond Mango Street.
A short, accessible recommendation for readers asking about identity, home, girlhood, community and lyrical vignettes.
The book's short sections make it approachable while still building a strong emotional and social world.
It works for school requests, identity themes, neighborhood portraits and readers who prefer brief chapters.
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