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The Tortilla Curtain (1995) is a novel by U.S. author T.C. Boyle about middle-class values, illegal immigration, xenophobia, poverty, and environmental destruction. Of the eleven novels Boyle has written so far, The Tortilla Curtain has turned out to be his most successful.
The Tortilla Curtain is the story of two couples who have nothing in common except the fact that they live in the same area. Cándido (a divorcee) and América (a young woman) are two Mexicans who have entered the United States illegally and who are dreaming of the good life in their own little house somewhere in California.
Time and again in the novel, it is hinted at that the real perpetrators can be found inside rather than outside the projected wall: well-to-do people insensitive to the plight of the have-nots; WASP racists afraid of being overrun by Latinos and of the end of white supremacy; business people employing illegal immigrants to maximise their own profit without caring for the welfare of those who work for them; and criminals posing as honourable members of society.
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A script was completed by Dayan Ballweg in about 2003 and a planned film adaptation was announced at that time. By early in 2007, stars Kevin Costner, Meg Ryan were attached to the project. It has been slated for release in 2010.
As a novel frequently taught in high schools, many students have made short films based on the book. Several have been posted on such Internet sites as YouTube.
*Did you read the novel? It's very good and describes well the life of
Mexicans arriving in USA.*
The film makes a parameter with Hunger of Memory.
I think it shoud be a good film. Enter You Tube and see some remarks.
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