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flag Sandra Cisneros, author of "The House on Mango Street," was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

flag Sandra Cisneros, author of "The House on Mango Street," has been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a long-sought honor she described as feeling like waiting to be asked to dance. flag She is one of 11 new core members elected this year, joining writers, poets, and visual artists including Marie Howe, Rick Moody, Pico Iyer, and Joan Snyder. flag The academy, founded in 1898, maintains confidentiality around nominations. flag Cisneros reflected on a past moment of hesitation with actor Robert Duvall but expressed no regrets.

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