The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas
At a suburban barbecue one afternoon, a man slaps an unruly boy...The boy is not his own...It's a single act of violence, but the slap reverberates through the lives of everyone who witnesses it...Told through the eyes of eight of those present at the barbecue, this acclaimed bestseller is an unflinching interrogation of the life of the modern family. Poignant and provocative, The Slap makes us question the nature of commitment and happiness, compromise and truth. Whose side are you on?..Now a major ABC TV series, prepare for The Slap to be the thing everyone's talking about - again!..'...wildly energetic and fearless, thrillingly about our lives now' - Helen Garner..'Whose side are you on? Honestly, one of the three or four truly great novels of the new millennium.' - John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas..'...nothing short of a tour de force ...a novel of immense power and scope.' - Colm Toibin, author of Brooklyn..'A cool, calm, irresistible masterpiece.' - Chris Cleave, author of The Other Hand
'.. wildly energetic and fearless, thrillingly about our lives now' - Helen Garner. 'Whose side are you on? Honestly, one of the three or four truly great novels of the new millennium.' - John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. '... nothing short of a tour de force ... a novel of immense power and scope.' - Colm Toibin, author of Brooklyn. 'A cool, calm, irresistible masterpiece.' - Chris Cleave, author of The Other Hand.
Christos Tsiolkas is the author of four novels: Loaded, which was made into the feature film Head-On, The Jesus Man and Dead Europe, which won the 2006 Age Fiction Prize and the 2006 Melbourne Best Writing Award. He won Overall Best Book in the Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2009, was shortlisted for the 2009 Miles Franklin Literary Award, longlisted for the 2010 Man Booker Prize and won the Australian Literary Society Gold Medal for his latest novel, The Slap, which was also announced as the 2009 Australian Booksellers Association and Australian Book Industry Awards Books of the Year. He is also a playwright, essayist and screen writer. He lives in Melbourne.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781742375601 |
| ISBN 10 | 174237560X |
| Title | The Slap |
| Author | Christos Tsiolkas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Allen & Unwin |
| Year published | 2011-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 584 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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