The lives of two very different couples--wealthy Los Angeles liberals Delaney and Kyra Mossbacher, and Candido and America Rincon, a pair of Mexican illegals--suddenly collide, in a story that unfolds from the shifting viewpoints of the various characters.
The Tortilla Curtain by T. C. Boyle, T. Coraghessan Boyle
T. C. Boyle is the author of eleven novels, including World's End (winner of the PEN/FaulknerAward), Drop City (a New York Times bestseller and finalist for the National Book Award), and The Inner Circle. His most recent story collections are Tooth and Claw and The Human Fly and Other Stories
Publisher: The Viking Press; First Edition (January 1, 1995)
Language: English
Hardcover: 368 pages
ISBN-10: 0670856045
ISBN-13: 9780670856046
Item Weight: 1.45 pounds
Dimensions: 6.5 x 1.5 x 9.25 inches
Books - Fiction | General
-Married people -Fiction
-Mexicans -Illegal aliens
-Ethnic relations -California
-Los Angeles -Los Angeles (Calif.)
- Cultural Region | Western U.S.
- Ethnic Orientation | Hispanic & Latino
- Geographic Orientation | California
OCLC Number: OCLC#31900353
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