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...credibility of this tragic saga resides largely within the yawning disparity between its protagonists' ideals and the un-rosy urban reality with which Americans are only too familiar. While watching Enrique and Rosa crawl for miles through a tunnel to reach America, the viewer cannot help but shake his head over their delight upon spotting the light at the end. The odds are stacked miserably against them; but unaware of this fact, the two march almost inexorably toward despair...

Author: By Margaret Y. Han, | Title: Tunnel to Freedom? | 4/3/1984 | See Source »

...South African saga...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Hop Too Many | 2/27/1984 | See Source »

Unger converts this Wall Street fod der into an affecting family story, mercifully short on saga but long on authenticity and the instinctual relationship between people and their land. A lot of true grit sifts through his pages. A farmer leads his sons as if growing things were a war on nature: "Their machines moved out over the fields, the mower clattering, breaking down at least twice a day. The old man stomped and swore. He nicked his hands replacing sharp steel teeth. The hayrakes followed his mower, his sons turning the dried hay into neat, continuous piles that looked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Doakies | 2/20/1984 | See Source »

...Saga of Baby Divine, Midler...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fiction: Best Sellers: Jan. 23, 1984 | 1/23/1984 | See Source »

...Saga of Baby Divine, Midler...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Best Sellers: Jan. 9, 1984 | 1/9/1984 | See Source »

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