Caramelo

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Caramelo is a novel by Sandra Cisneros that explores a Mexican American family’s history, identity, and intergenerational relationships through the memories tied to a cherished rebozo (shawl).

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instanceOf novel
author Sandra Cisneros
awarded Before Columbus Foundation American Book Award
countryOfOrigin United States
explores bicultural identity
class differences
family secrets
gender roles
firstPublicationYear 2002
focusesOn Mexican American family
genre Bildungsroman
Chicano literature
Fiction
hasAuthorHeritage Mexican American
hasAuthorNationality American
hasISBN 978-0-679-76403-9
hasTargetAudience adult readers
young adult readers
language English
literaryMovement Latina literature
mainTheme Mexican American identity
cultural heritage
family history
intergenerational relationships
memory
migration
storytelling
mediaType Print
narrativeDevice memories tied to a rebozo
narrativePerspective first-person
protagonistOrigin Mexican American
publisher Knopf
linked to: Alfred A. Knopf
recognizedBy American Library Association
setting Chicago
Mexico
Mexico City
United States
structure interwoven family stories
nonlinear narrative
subjectMatter Mexican diaspora
borderlands experience
cultural assimilation
family migration between Mexico and the United States
symbol rebozo
writtenBy Sandra Cisneros

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Sandra Cisneros notableWork Caramelo