Caramelo | Caramelo

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Author: Sandra Cisneros
First Published: 2002
Type of Work: Novel
Genres: Long fiction
Subjects: Family or family life, United States or Americans, Wives, Mothers, Parents and children, Traveling or travelers, Love or romance, Abused persons, Twentieth century, Authors or writers, Betrayal, Chicago, Poverty or poor people, Immigration or emigration, Women, Death or dying, Grandparents or grandchildren, Identity, Mexico or Mexicans, Colors, Hatred, Clothing or dress
Locales: United States, Mexico

In the first part of Caramelo, Celaya Reyes remembers a summer trip from Chicago to visit her grandparents in Mexico City in about 1962. With rich imagery and humor and from the perspective of a five-year-old, Celaya introduces her extended family and the culture of Mexico City in the mid-twentieth century.

In the second part, with the ghost of her grandmother, Soledad, watching over her shoulder and commenting, an older Celaya recounts Soledad's life. This is a story of suffering and hardening against the epic backdrop of twentieth century Mexican history. Celaya...

Caramelo | Caramelo

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