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The Tortilla Curtain

byT. Coraghessan Boyle

Who is this book for? Readers interested in social issues, immigration, and contemporary literature.

Topics IdentitySocial ClassImmigrationFriendshipFamily
MoodHumorous, Tragic, Reflective
HumorSatire
RomanceMajor Subplot
ViolenceMild
T.C. Boyle's tragicomic, award-winning novel about assimilation, immigration, and the price of the American dream 'A masterpiece of contemporary social satire.' -The Wall Street Journal Topanga Canyon is home to two couples on a collision course. Los Angeles liberals Delaney and Kyra Mossbacher lead an ordered sushi-and-recycling existence in a newly gated hilltop community: he a sensitive nature writer, she an obsessive realtor. Mexican immigrants Candido and America Rincon desperately cling to their vision of the American Dream as they fight off starvation in a makeshift camp deep in the ravine. And from the moment a freak accident brings Candido and Delaney into intimate contact, these four and their opposing worlds gradually intersect in what becomes a tragicomedy of error and misunderstanding.

Language

en

Published on

01/01/1996

Pages

375

Format

eBook

ISBN

9781101042601

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