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To: epicure who wrote (4988)	7/4/2001 4:59:28 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6089

I'm not familiar with The Tortilla Curtain but I just finished House of Sand and Fog which sounds as if it deals with similar issues--( I looked at a review of T.C.) American Dream, cultural differences, immigration. ONly in House, the person who is down and out is the white American, not the Iranian. I didn't enjoy it as I read it, but now am haunted by it. I kept wanting to slap the characters and make them sit down and LISTEN to each other. Being read to is luxurious. I especially love British novels.

To: epicure who wrote (4988)	7/4/2001 6:30:03 PM
From: Poet	Respond to of 6089

Hi X, Who wrote the Tortilla Curtain and what's the plot? I'm assuming it's about Mexicans as Other? I like your point about listening to literature instead of only reading it. As you know, the tradition of poetry is deeply rooted in the spoken word, and remnants of that remain today in the form of the poetry reading. It's absolutely fascinating to read a poem, then listen to the author read it:often a strikingly dissimilar event. There's a GREAT site (The Academy of American Poets) on which one can listen to poets read their own work. I've spent hours here: poets.org