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The Tortilla Curtain

by T.C. Boyle
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T.C. Boyle’s “irresistible” (Entertainment Weekly) classic bestseller, a tragicomic novel about assimilation, immigration, and the price of the American dream
 
“A masterpiece of contemporary social satire.” —The Wall Street Journal

WINNER OF THE PRIX MÉDICIS ÉTRANGER

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. Undocumented immigrants Cándido and América Rincón 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 Cándido and Delaney into intimate contact, these four and their opposing worlds gradually intersect in what becomes a dramatic comedy of error and prejudice.

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  • Release date

    September 1, 1996

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781101042601

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781101042601
      • File size: 1457 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 7.1
    • Lexile® Measure: 1210
    • Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    • Text Difficulty: 6

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 2, 1996
      Boyle's latest concerns two couples in Southern California--one a pair of wealthy suburbanites, the other illegal immigrants from Mexico.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:7.1
  • Lexile® Measure:1210
  • Interest Level:9-12(UG)
  • Text Difficulty:6

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