by Christos Tsiolkas · Atlantic Books (UK) · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780857896520
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«The Slap» is the contemporary novel by Christos Tsiolkas, published by Atlantic Books in paperback (496 pages, in English).
During a barbecue in a residential suburb, an adult slaps a child who is not his own. That seemingly minor gesture conditions those who witness it and structures the novel across eight perspectives, through which parenting, cultural differences, morality, and the secrets of contemporary family life are explored.
The work was originally published in 2008, won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 2009, and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2010; this 2011 paperback edition features the cover of the BBC television adaptation.
For readers of contemporary literary fiction interested in ensemble novels about family life and social tensions in Australia.
Christos Tsiolkas is an Australian author, playwright, and screenwriter. He is especially known for The Slap, which was both well-received critically and highly successful commercially. Several of his books have been adapted for film and television.
