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The Slap
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The Slap
To smack or not to smack is the question that reverberates through the interconnected lives dissected in Christos Tsiolkas' award-winning novel.
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At a suburban barbecue, a man slaps a child who is not his own. This event has a shocking ricochet effect on a group of people, mostly friends, who are directly or indirectly influenced by the event.
In this remarkable novel, Christos Tsiolkas turns his unflinching and all-seeing eye on to that which connects us all: the modern family and domestic life in the twenty-first century. The Slap is told from the points of view of eight people who were present at the barbecue. The slap and its consequences force them all to question their own families and the way they live, their expectations, beliefs, and desires.
What unfolds is a powerful, haunting novel about love, sex, and marriage, parenting and children, and the fury and intensity—all the passions and conflicting beliefs—that family can arouse.
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The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas is a provocative novel that explores the repercussions of a single incident at a suburban barbecue, where a man slaps a child who is not his own. Reviewers often highlight its raw and candid examination of social dynamics, cultural tension, and moral ambiguity. The book's multifaceted characters and exploration of themes like family, parenting, and societal norms have resonated with many readers, though its unflinching portrayal of controversial topics has also sparked mixed reactions.
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ISBN: 9781741758207
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 October 2010
Country: Australia
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 502g
Pages: 592
About the Author
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 the Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2009, was shortlisted for the 2009 Miles Franklin Literary Award and won the Australian Literary Society Gold Medal for his latest novel, The Slap. He is also a playwright, essayist and screen writer. He lives in Melbourne.
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