Vvida, graciosa, ntima e histrica, es una obra brillante destinada a convertirse en un clsico: una nueva novela de gran importancia de una de las escritoras ms queridas de nuestro pas. As a person who does not understand Spanish, I found that the many Spanish words broke up the continuity of the narrative, which was already pushing boundaries as the story vacillated from present to various past remembrances. Caramelo es una historia sabia, vital y romntica, sobre el lugar de origen, algunas veces real, algu-nas veces imaginado.

From the winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. Caramelo is a novel that spans multi-generations and lapses often into Spanish. Like the cherished rebozo, or shawl, that has been passed down through generations of Reyes women, Caramelo is alive with the vibrations of history, family, and love. Caramelo was partially inspired by author Sandra Cisneross life growing up as a Latina in Chicago. Soon, a multigenerational family narrative turns into a whirlwind exploration of storytelling, lies, and life. NATIONAL BESTSELLER Every year, Ceyala Lala Reyes' familyaunts, uncles, mothers, fathers, and Lala's six older brotherspacks up three cars and, in a wild ride, drive from Chicago to the. Struggling to find a voice above the boom of her brothers and to understand her place on this side of the border and that, Lala is a shrewd observer of family life. But when she starts telling the Awful Grandmother's life story, seeking clues to how she got to be so awful, grandmother accuses Lala of exaggerating.

Every year, Ceyala “Lala” Reyes' family-aunts, uncles, mothers, fathers, and Lala's six older brothers-packs up three cars and, in a wild ride, drive from Chicago to the Little Grandfather and Awful Grandmother's house in Mexico City for the summer. From the celebrated bestselling author of The House on Mango Street and winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. Caramelo book by Sandra Cisneros on all Collectibles Literature & Fiction Books > World Literature Books Dumping Debt Rated: G (General Audience) See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 4.