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Plot Summary. Set amongst a group of young, middle-class families in Melbourne, Australian author Christos Tsiolkas’s novel The Slap (2008) follows the drama that unfolds after a young father slaps his neighbor’s misbehaving child at a barbecue. The Slap won the 2009 Commonwealth Writer’s Prize and has twice been adapted for television by ...
The Slap is a 2008 novel by Australian author Christos Tsiolkas. The narrative is presented through the viewpoints of eight individual characters, and focuses on their reactions after a man controversially reprimands his friend's son by slapping him during a social gathering. The novel won the Commonwealth Writer's Prize in 2009, and was ...
Summary. When a man slaps a child who is not his own at a family barbecue, the characters of Christos Tsiolkas’s The Slap are forced to reassess their relationships and values. The novel is told ...
Oct 11, 2008 · Christos Tsiolkas. 3.25. 31,128 ratings3,561 reviews. 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 slap. In this remarkable novel, Christos Tsiolkas turns his unflinching and all-seeing eye onto ...
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The Slap was short–listed for the Miles Franklin Award and won the Commonwealth Writers Prize, the Australian Literary Society’s Gold Medal. Tsiolkas is also a playwright, essayist, and screenwriter. He lives in Melbourne. A CONVERSATION WITH CHRISTOS TSIOLKAS. Q. This book revolves around a central, powerful incident: the titular slap.
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The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas is a thought-provoking novel that delves into the complexities of family, friendship, and morality. When a man slaps a child who is not his own at a family barbecue, the incident sends shockwaves through the lives of everyone involved. Told from multiple perspectives, the book explores the ripple effects of this ...
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Books. The Slap. Christos Tsiolkas. Allen & Unwin, Oct 1, 2010 - Fiction - 592 pages. To smack or not to smack is the question that reverberates through the interconnected lives dissected in Christos Tsiolkas' award-winning novel. At a suburban barbecue, a man slaps a child who is not his own. It is a single act, but the slap reverberates ...
