Library of Congress. National Book Festival (U.S.), sponsoring body. moving image eng Sandra Cisneros is one of the most celebrated Latino authors of her generation, best known for her first novel, "The House on Mango Street." A poet, essayist, novelist and Chicana activist, she here speaks about the importance of empathy, a writer's need to have an open heart and the many ways that difficult times have spurred her work and imagination. Her recent book is "A House of My Own: Stories from My Life" (Vintage). Group name: 2020 National Book Festival: Poetry & Prose. Sandra Cisneros. Recorded on 2020-09-26. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcwebcasts.s023_a024_Cisneros_Final