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Christos Tsiolkas - The Slap - 9781848873568 - KTK0097644
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The Slap

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Description for The Slap Paperback. The must-read novel of the summer.' Guardian Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, THE SLAP is the most talked-about novel of 2010, and looks set to be the most read book of 2011. 'Honestly, one of the three or four truly great novels of the new millennium.' John Boyne Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 38. Weight in Grams: 356. Good clean copy with some shelf wear

WINNER OF THE COMMONWEALTH WRITERS' PRIZE 2009
LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2010

'A tremendously vital book in every sense.' - Sunday Times

At a suburban barbecue one afternoon, a man slaps an unruly boy.

The boy is not his son.

It is a single act of violence, but the slap reverberates through the lives of everyone who witnesses it happen.

Christos Tsiolkas presents the impact of this apparently minor domestic incident through the eyes of eight of those who witness it. The result is an unflinching interrogation of ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
Used, Very Good
Weight
480g
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848873568
SKU
KTK0097644
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Christos Tsiolkas
Christos Tsiolkas is the author of four novels: Loaded (filmed as Head-On) The Jesus Man and Dead Europe, which won the 2006 Age Fiction Prize and the 2006 Melbourne Best Writing Award. The Slap won the Commonwealth Writer's Prize 2009 and was shortlisted for the 2009 Miles Franklin Literary Award and the ALS Gold Medal. He is also a playwright, ... Read more

Reviews for The Slap
The must-read novel of the summer.
Guardian
Honestly, one of the three or four truly great novels of the new millennium.
John Boyne
Now and then a book comes along that defines a summer. This year that book is The Slap... The writing has shades of Martin Amis, Nick Hornby and Anne Tyler... The ideal summer ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Slap


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