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The newest selection for the Silicon Valley Reads community program is
"The Tortilla Curtain" by T.C. Boyle. This novel depicts the lives of
two Southern California couples who live in close proximity to each other, but
under very different circumstances. One couple is affluent liberals; the other
illegal immigrants. Eventually, their different worlds intersect in what the
publisher calls "a tragicomedy of error and misunderstanding."
T. Coraghessan Boyle is the author of several novels, one of which—"World’s
End"—won the PEN/Faulkner Award. His short fiction has appeared in major
American magazines, such as The Atlantic Monthly, Esquire and The New Yorker. He
lives near Santa Barbara.
This is the fifth year for the Silicon Valley Reads program, which encourages
everyone in the community to read the same book and discuss it. Beginning in
early 2007, Silicon Valley Reads events related to "The Tortilla
Curtain" will take place throughout Santa Clara County.
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