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Biography of Sandra CisnerosName: Sandra CisnerosBirth Date: December 20, 1954 Death Date: N/A Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States Nationality: American Gender: Female Occupations: author, poet Sandra Cisneros Drawing heavily upon her childhood experiences and ethnic heritage Sandra Cisneros (born 1954) creates characters who are distinctly Hispanic and often isolated from mainstream American culture by emphasizing dialogue and sensory imagery over traditional narrative structures.Born in Chicago, Cisneros was the only daughter among seven children. Concerning her childhood, Cisneros recalled that because her brothers attempted to control her and expected her to assume a traditional female role, she often felt like she had "seven fathers." The family frequently moved between the United States and Mexico because of her father's homesickness for his native country and his devotion to his mother who lived there. Consequently, Cisneros often felt homeless and displaced: "Because we moved so much, and always in neighborhoods that appeared like France after World War II--empty lots and burned-out buildings--I retreated inside myself." She began to read extensively, finding comfort in such works as Virginia Lee …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…Myung MoonWilliam Golding's novel Lord of the Flies publishedIan Fleming's novel Live and Let Die publishedU.S. explodes hydrogen bomb at Bikini AtollThe times:1950-1953: Korean War1957-1975: Vietnam WarCisneros's contemporaries:Harvey Fierstein (1954-) American gay writer and activistAl Sharpton (1954-) African-American religious leaderHoward Stern (1954-) American "shock jock" radio personalityBill Gates (1955-) Microsoft founderSelected world events:1955: Tennessee Williams's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof published1961: First U.S. human-piloted space expedition1963: John F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas1965: Race riots in Watts district of Los Angeles1973: Erica Jong's Fear of Flying: A Novel published1974: Richard Nixon resigns from office1977: Elvis Presley dies1987: PTL minister Jim Bakker resigns after sex scandal1989: West Berlin and East Berlin are reunited1991: Basketball star Magic Johnson diagnosed with HIV Further Reading Americas Review, Spring, 1987, pp. 69-76.Bloomsbury Review, July-August, 1988, p. 21.Chicano-Riquena, Fall-Winter, 1985, pp. 109-19.Glamour, November, 1990, pp. 256-57. Los Angeles Times, May 7, 1991, p. F1.Los Angeles Times Book Review, April 28, 1991, p. 3.Mirabella, April, 1991, p. 46. |