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Description for The Slap
Paperback. At a suburban barbecue one afternoon, a man slaps an unruly 3-year-old boy. The boy is not his son. It is a single act of violence, but this one slap reverberates through the lives of everyone who witnesses it happen. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 36. Weight in Grams: 536. Good, clean copy
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 the life of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848873551
SKU
KSG0005359
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Christos Tsiolkas
Christos Tsiolkas is the author of four novels: The Slap, Loaded (filmed as Head-On) The Jesus Man and Dead Europe. He is also a playwright, essayist and screen writer. He lives in Melbourne.
Reviews for The Slap
"'With The Slap, Tsiolkas secures his place as one of Australia's most important novelists.' The Age"