false 24731 41 The author of East Is East replays the tragi-comic meeting of representatives from two different cultures with nothing in common. This book calmly grabs hold with an unexpected suspense. A Mexican illegal immigrant couple, Candido and America Rincon, seek a better life in Southern California. Candido's freak accident shows the couple's vulnerability and they are afraid to seek help. Each small improvement they are able to make in their daily existence, is quickly erased. They cross paths with Delany Mossbacher, a liberal nature writer who lives in a gated community in the same canyon. The story is artfully told from each character's point of view and the reader is torn between the shifting currents in each world. Cultural misunderstandings and tragic errors create the gripping realization that this may be one story without a perfect ending. 1267673 1995 The Tortilla Curtain total:4496|5:1045|4:1704|3:1164|2:412|1:177| 4496 16509 5806 843 1 12 false false Sat Nov 10 19:01:06 -0800 2007 Sat Nov 10 20:15:16 -0800 2007
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