The Tortilla Curtain (Identities and Issues in Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: T. Coraghessan Boyle
- First Published: 1995
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire
- Subjects: Racism, Nature, Prejudices or antipathies, Poverty or poor people, Ethnic groups, Ethnic relations, Immigration or emigration, Liberalism, Suburban life, Environment or environmental health
- Locales: California, Mexico
The Work
T. Coraghessan Boyle’s sixth novel, The Tortilla Curtain, addresses the clash of cultures inherent in the contemporary Mexican American experience. The novel’s title refers to the border separating Southern California and Mexico, which Mexican immigrants cross illegally in search of work. One such immigrant, Cándido Rincón, is crossing a highway in suburban Los Angeles when he is struck by a car driven by Delaney Mossbacher, a resident of the nearby upper-middle-class community Arroyo Blanco Estates. When the bumbling Delaney offers help, Cándido asks for...
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