Description
In the sun-drenched canyons of Topanga, two vastly different worlds are poised for collision. Delaney and Kyra Mossbacher, a liberal couple living a carefully curated life of nature writing and real estate, find their ordered existence disrupted by a chance encounter with Cándido and América Rincón, a Mexican immigrant couple struggling to survive on the fringes of the American Dream. As their paths intertwine through a series of escalating misunderstandings and desperate circumstances, the novel explores the stark realities of class, immigration, and the often-unseen boundaries that divide us. T.C. Boyle masterfully crafts a narrative that is both a sharp social commentary and a compelling, tragicomic story of human connection and conflict.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin
Published Jan 1, 1996
355 pages
ISBN: 9780140238280
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Details
First Published
1995
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle.