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Item specifics
- Condition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Product Group
- Book
- Signed By
- T C Boyle
- Signed
- Yes
- Book Series
- No
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- IsTextBook
- No
- Vintage
- No
- Type
- Novel
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- Signed
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780140238280
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
014023828X
ISBN-13
9780140238280
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20038260456
Product Key Features
Book Title
Tortilla Curtain
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1996
Topic
Urban, Literary, Mystery & Detective / General, Humorous / General
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
8.5 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
95-001970
TitleLeading
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Reviews
"A compelling story of myopic misunderstanding and mutual tragedy." -- Chicago Tribune "Succeeds in stealing the front page news and bringing it home to the great American tradition of the social novel . . . A book to appreciate as we peer at the faces of strangers outside our windows, and wall ourselves in." -- The Boston Globe "Lays on the line of our national cult of hypocrisy. Comically and painfully he details the smug wastefulness of the haves and the vile misery of the have-nots." --Barbara Kingsolver, The Nation, "A compelling story of myopic misunderstanding and mutual tragedy." -- Chicago Tribune "Succeeds in stealing the front page news and bringing it home to the great American tradition of the social novel . . . A book to appreciate as we peer at the faces of strangers outside our windows, and wall ourselves in." -- The Boston Globe "Lays on the line of our national cult of hypocrisy. Comically and painfully he details the smug wastefulness of the haves and the vile misery of the have-nots." --Barbara Kingsolver, The Nation
Dewey Edition
20
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Grade To
UP
Dewey Decimal
813.5/4
Synopsis
T.C. Boyle's tragicomic, award-winning novel about assimilation, immigration, and the price of the American dream "A masterpiece of contemporary social satire . . . Turning the collective face of Mexican immigration into one ordinary human being, and walking many bruising miles in Candido's cheap shoes, is Mr. Boyle's gift to our collective conscience. But what makes The Tortilla Curtain good reading for any political stripe is that the author neither romanticizes the newcomers nor demonizes those who would pull up the ladder behind them." --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 illegals 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., 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.
LC Classification Number
PS3552.0932T67 1995
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- 9***9 (1)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseArrived on time, and as described! Great value despite the cosmetic damage! The packaging was intact and sufficient to protect the book during the heat wave! My girlfriend loves it!
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- 6***6 (56)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseVery pleased with this purchase. Well packaged. But, had to pay an extra £45 import tax to Germany! The book was shipped from the USA! How does that work then?Zbigniew Brzezinski- Grand Chessboard -Easton Press Signed COA #7 Of 1150 (#294875152092)
Seller feedback (1,092)
- 9***9 (1)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseArrived on time, and as described! Great value despite the cosmetic damage! The packaging was intact and sufficient to protect the book during the heat wave! My girlfriend loves it!
- o***m (232)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItem received before estimated delivery date and in excellent condition. Great communication by the seller trough the whole transaction. Highly recommended seller who I would not hesitate to buy from again. True professional! A+++Carl Hiaasen- Fever Beach -SIGNED By Hand 1st/1st 2025 HC/DJ (#297367468393)
- 6***6 (56)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseVery pleased with this purchase. Well packaged. But, had to pay an extra £45 import tax to Germany! The book was shipped from the USA! How does that work then?Zbigniew Brzezinski- Grand Chessboard -Easton Press Signed COA #7 Of 1150 (#294875152092)