8vo. Pp. [xii], 447, [4]. Illustrated wraps.
Author's sixth book. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year 2002. A multi-generational story of a Mexican-American family. The book's title refers to the caramelo rebozo, or striped shawl knitted by a renowned, fictional shawl maker. Cisneros tends to substitute Spanish for English words in her writing if she feels the former better conveys the meaning or improves the rhythm of a passage.
By the acclaimed author of The House on Mango Street (1983), and recipient of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. "Caramelo is one of those books that is hard to put down... Cisneros conjures a time, place and mood unforgettably." –The Times