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When I say what I'm reading, this is what I need. I know the ills that plague me.

Sandra Cisneros

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Sandra Cisneros
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 20
Arts Administrator
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
Short Story Writer
Teacher
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Chicago
Illinois
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