Politics & Government
San Antonio Public Library To Host Internationally Acclaimed Author Sandra Cisneros
This free event is open to the public and requires advanced registration.
October 28, 2021
CONTACT: Victoria Villarreal, 210-207-2614
Victoria.Villarreal2@sanantonio.gov
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SAN ANTONIO (October 28, 2021) — San Antonio Public Library will host celebrated author Sandra Cisneros for “An Evening with Sandra Cisneros” on November 15th at 6 p.m. This live, online discussion of her latest book, “Martita I Remember You / Martita, te recuerdo” will feature author and filmmaker John Phillip Santos as moderator and include a Q&A with online audience participation.
This free event is open to the public and requires advanced registration. To register, visit mysapl.org/cisneros.
“Sandra Cisneros’ work is cherished because of her innate ability to portray everyday people in interesting and authentic ways,” said Ramiro S. Salazar, San Antonio Public Library Director. “Connecting readers with a celebrated author like Sandra Cisneros through this online event shows how libraries continue serving their communities with new and innovative programs. We are honored to host Sandra for this rare opportunity and look forward to the discussion of her latest published work.”
“Martita, I Remember You / Martita, te recuerdo” is available for check out at San Antonio Public Library locations and holds can be placed online. A limited number of signed copies of the book are available for purchase from The Twig Book Shop online or in person.
ABOUT THE BOOK
As a young woman, Corina leaves her Mexican family in Chicago to pursue her dream of becoming a writer in the cafés of Paris. Instead, she spends her brief time in the City of Light running out of money and lining up with other immigrants to call home from a broken pay phone. But the months of befriending panhandling artists in the métro, sleeping on crowded floors, and dancing the tango at underground parties are given a lasting glow by her intense friendships with Martita and Paola. Over the years the three women disperse to three continents, falling out of touch and out of mind—until a rediscovered letter brings Corina’s days in Paris back with breathtaking immediacy. “Martita, I Remember You / Martita, te recuerdo” is presented as a dual-language edition, translated by Austin-based poet and translator Liliana Valenzuela.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
SANDRA CISNEROS is a poet, short story writer, novelist, essayist, performer, and artist whose work explores the lives of the working class. Her numerous awards include NEA fellowships in both poetry and fiction, a MacArthur Fellowship, several honorary doctorates, and national and international book awards, including Chicago’s Fifth Star Award, the PEN America Literary Award, and the National Medal of Arts. Most recently, she received the Ford Foundation's Art of Change Fellowship, was recognized among the Frederick Douglass 200, and won the PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. In addition to her writing, Cisneros has fostered the careers of many aspiring and emerging writers through two nonprofits she founded: the Macondo Foundation and the Alfredo Cisneros del Moral Foundation. She is also the organizer of Los MacArturos, Latino MacArthur fellows who are community activists.
For more information about San Antonio Public Library including locations and services, visit mysapl.org. Library staff is available by phone at 210-207-2500 or by chat at ask.mysapl.org.
This press release was produced by the City of San Antonio. The views expressed here are the author’s own.