The tortilla curtain : a novel
(Book)

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Author
Boyle, T. Coraghessan.
Published
New York : Viking, 1995.
Physical Desc
355 pages ; 24 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 22
Status
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Morro Bay Library - Adult Fiction
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Culture conflict -- California -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Ethnic relations -- Fiction.
Married people -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.
Mexicans -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.
Undocumented immigrants -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.
Other Subjects
Black humor (Literature)

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Published
New York : Viking, 1995.
Format
Book
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 7.1, 22 Points

Notes

General Note
Publishers and publishing dates may vary. Reprinted by Bloomsbury in 1995 (355 p.); by Penguin in 1996 (355 p.) and 2011 (366 p.).
Description
The story of illegal aliens in California, told through the eyes of two very different couples, one well-off Anglos, the other illegal Mexicans living in a canyon. The novel chronicles their relationship against the background of growing hostility between immigrants and natives.

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