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- Publisher: Penguin USA
- ISBN: 014023828X
- WAPI (Tower ID): 100524381
- Release Date: August 1, 1996
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #55367 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #6625 in Fiction & Literature (See Top 100 Fiction & Literature Bestsellers)
- #1715 in General (See Top 100 General Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Tortilla Curtain" by T. C. Boyle to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Tortilla Curtain"Browse more products related to "T. C. Boyle"Review"Boyle's settings are always vivid, and here once again he shows a sharpshooter's accuracy for details." "Mr. Boyle deftly portrays Los Angeles's Topanga Canyon, catching both its privileged society and its underlying geological and ecological instability... a political novel for an age that has come to distrust not only politicians but political solutions, a modernist muckraking novel by an author who sees the muck not only in class structure and prejudice but in the souls of human beings." First lineAfterward, he tried to reduce it to abstract terms, an accident in a world of accidents, the collision of opposing forces--the bumper of his car and the frail scrambling hunched-over form of a dark little man with a wild look in his eye--but he wasn't very successful. Publisher's noteFrom the author of The Road to Wellville comes his most controversial novel yet--a deeply moving story of the men and women who risk everything to cross the Mexican border and invade the American dream. "Succeeds in stealing the front page news and bringing it home to the great American tradition of the social novel".--The Boston Globe. AnnotationTwo diametrically opposed couples meet--or rather, collide--in this tragi-comedy of coincidence and error. One couple--a Thoreau-esque nature writer and a rabid realtor, both L.A. liberals--lead fairly conventional 90s lives, while the other couple--two hungry illegal Mexican immigrants--scratch out an existence in a dwelling held together with spit. Told from each of their view-points, the narrative unravels to reveal an American crisis of identity. If You Enjoy "Tortilla Curtain (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Tortilla Curtain (Paperback)" by T. C. Boyle (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! General Bestsellers
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