The Slap
Christos Tsiolkas
At a suburban barbecue one afternoon, a man slaps an unruly boy. The boy is not his own. It's a single act of violence, but the slap reverberates through the lives of everyone who witnesses it. Told through the eyes of eight of those present at the barbecue, this is an unflinching interrogation of the life of the modern family. Poignant and provocative, THE SLAP makes us question the nature of commitment and happiness, compromise and truth.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN-13
- 9781742375601
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topics
- Family and relationshipsMorality and judgmentSuburban life and community
Awards
- The Booker PrizeLonglistedMajor(2010)
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