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The Tortilla Curtain by T. Coraghessan Boyle.
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Known for his blend of black humor and slightly off-kilter characters, T. Coraghessan Boyle has garnered a reputation for inserting verbal pyrotechnics and a bizarre mix of subjects in his novels and ...
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Since 1979 T. Coraghessan Boyle has wondered, sometimes with a strong hint of the irony that pervades most of his fiction, why he has not become as popular a writer as John Irving, John Updike, or eve...
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Much of the appeal of T. Coraghessan Boyle's novels and stories is in his creation of outrageous characters, bizarre situations, and deliberately inflated comparisons. Hip, erudite, and audacious, his...
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In the review below, Fialkoff remarks favorably on The Tortilla Curtain.
Appearing after the wackiness of The Road to Wellville, Boyle's sixth novel [The Tortilla Curtain] is a dash of cold rea...
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In the following review, Spencer faults Boyle's presentation of the two story lines in The Tortilla Curtain as uneven.
Viking has somehow got the idea it has another Grapes of Wrath on its hand...
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Since the events of September 11th, US policy on immigration, especially from Mexico, has become stricter, and tensions over this policy have risen. On March 23, 2004, a meeting was conducted before t...
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Teaching The Tortilla Curtain
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The Tortilla Curtain Lesson Plans contain 121 pages of teaching material, including:
T. Coraghessan Boyle
T(homas) Coraghessan Boyle
Critical Review by Francine Fialkoff
The Tortilla Curtain: a Look at Immigration Policy
