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Sandra Cisneros
Season 9
Episode 8
Sandra Cisneros is a poet, short story writer, novelist and essayist whose work explores the lives of the working-class. Her numerous awards include NEA fellowships in both poetry and fiction, the Texas Medal of the Arts, a MacArthur Fellowship, several honorary doctorates and national and international book awards. and the National Medal of the Arts awarded to her by President Obama in 2016.
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