Which American author wrote 'The House on Mango Street'?

Which American author wrote The House on Mango Street? Sandra Cisneros wrote it.

Published in 1984 by Arte Público Press, the novel follows Esperanza Cordero, a 12-year-old Chicana girl growing up in a poor Chicago neighborhood. Its setting and themes draw partly on Cisneros’s own experiences as the daughter of a Mexican-American family that moved frequently between Mexico and the United States.

Rather than using conventional long chapters, Cisneros arranged the book as interconnected vignettes—short, lyrical episodes that combine into a coming-of-age story. Esperanza dreams of owning a house of her own while confronting poverty, sexism, cultural identity, and the restricted lives of women around her.

A common mix-up is to associate the title with another Latina or Chicano author, such as Rudolfo Anaya or Julia Alvarez. Cisneros is the single canonical author, and the book became a landmark of Chicana literature. It has also become a frequently taught school text and has been translated into more than 20 languages.