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The Slap

by Christos Tsiolkas
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A single gesture that unravels lives

The Slap is a confronting and thought-provoking novel that explores the complex relationships between friends and family. The aftermath of a single slap ripples through the lives of those involved, forcing them to confront their own values and prejudices. This book is not for the faint of heart, but is a must-read for those who enjoy exploring the darker side of human nature.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2010)
  • Exclusive Books Boeke Prize Nominee (2011)
  • Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction (2009)
  • Australian Booksellers Association Book of the Year (2009)
  • Australian Literature Society Gold Medal (2008)
  • Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book Overall (2009)
  • Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) for Literary Fiction and for Book of the Year (2009)
  • ALS Gold Medal (2009)
  • Bad Sex in Fiction Award Nominee (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Slap

by Christos Tsiolkas
$4.90 $3.90 20% off
$3.51 Thryft Club Member Price
ISBN: 9781848877993
Authors: Christos Tsiolkas
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date of Publication: 2010-09-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Drama, Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Asian Literature, Literature, Feminism, Race
Goodreads rating: 3.24
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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 slap.In this remarkable novel, Christos Tsiolkas turns his unflinching and all-seeing eye onto that which connects us 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. In its clear-eyed and forensic dissection of the ever-growing middle class and its aspirations and fears, The Slap is also a poignant, provocative novel about the nature of commitment and happiness, compromise and truth.
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A single gesture that unravels lives

The Slap is a confronting and thought-provoking novel that explores the complex relationships between friends and family. The aftermath of a single slap ripples through the lives of those involved, forcing them to confront their own values and prejudices. This book is not for the faint of heart, but is a must-read for those who enjoy exploring the darker side of human nature.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2010)
  • Exclusive Books Boeke Prize Nominee (2011)
  • Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction (2009)
  • Australian Booksellers Association Book of the Year (2009)
  • Australian Literature Society Gold Medal (2008)
  • Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book Overall (2009)
  • Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) for Literary Fiction and for Book of the Year (2009)
  • ALS Gold Medal (2009)
  • Bad Sex in Fiction Award Nominee (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.