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The Slap Paperback - 2010
by Christos Tsiolkas
Winner of the 2009 Commonwealth Writers' Prize. When a man slaps a child who is not his own at a neighborhood barbecue, the act triggers a series of repercussions in the lives of the people who witness the event.
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In this powerful and riveting novel, literary phenomenon Christos Tsiolkas unflinchingly exposes the inner- workings of domestic life, friendship and parenthood in the twenty-first century, and reminds us of the passions and malice that family loyalty can provoke. When a man slaps another couple’s child at a neighborhood barbecue, the event send unforeseeable shockwaves through the lives of all who are witness to it. Told from the points of view of eight people who were present, The Slap shows how a single action can change the way people think about how they live, what they want, and what they believe forever.
“Tsiolkas is a hard-edged, powerful writer….The novel transcends both suburban Melbourne and the Australian continent, leaving us exhausted but gasping with admiration.” –Washington Post“This astute exploration of suburban aspirations and failings . . . . vividly demonstrates the wide-ranging effects of a single moment’s rash decision. . . . Beyond simply igniting the plot, the fateful slap draws attention to generational and philosophical differences regarding family life and the complex political, social, and ethnic milieu of contemporary Australia.” —Publishers Weekly
“Radiates with vitality as it depicts the messy complications of family life.” –Booklist
“Complex and multilayered. …intertwined lives and slowly revealed connections make for a singular reading experience.” –Library Journal
“Wildly energetic and fearless, thrillingly about our lives now.” – Helen Garner, author of The Spare Room
“A gripping suburban fable.” – Men’s Style
“Strikingly tender . . . it claws into you with its freshness and truth.”—Sydney Morning Herald
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- Title The Slap
- Author Christos Tsiolkas
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 496
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date 2010-04-27
- Features Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143117148 / 0143117149
- Weight 0.88 lbs (0.40 kg)
- Dimensions 7.92 x 5.58 x 1.04 in (20.12 x 14.17 x 2.64 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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- Chronological Period: 21st Century
- Cultural Region: Australian
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009050139
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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- Booklist, 03/15/2010, Page 24
- Library Journal, 04/15/2010, Page 77
- Publishers Weekly, 02/01/2010, Page 31
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