The Tortilla Curtain (Penguin Books with Reading Guides)

T. Coraghessan Boyle

ISBN 10: 014023828X / ISBN 13: 9780140238280

Edité par Penguin Books, 1996

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The item is in good condition and works perfectly, however it is showing some signs of previous ownership which could include: small tears, scuffing, notes, highlighting, gift inscriptions, and library markings.

N° de réf. du vendeur 4BQWN8004W9V

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Tortilla Curtain (Penguin Books with Reading Guides)
• Éditeur: Penguin Books
• Date de parution: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 014023828X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780140238280
• Reliure: paperback
• État de l'article: Good

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Synopsis

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.

À propos de l?auteur

T. C. Boyle is a novelist and regular contributor to The New Yorker. His novels include World’s End and The Tortilla Curtain, and he has also published numerous collections of short stories. A Distinguished Professor of English Emeritus at the University of Southern California, he lives in Santa Barbara.