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The Slap
The Slap
Christos Tsiolkas (born 1965)
English editions
Written in EnglishThe Slap
Atlantic Books · United Kingdom · 17 March 2011 · Paperback
The Slap
Allen & Unwin · Australia · 2008 · 485 pages
The Slap
Penguin Books · United States · 27 April 2010 · Paperback · 496 pages
The Slap
Tuskar Rock · United Kingdom · 2010 · 485 pages
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At a barbecue in the suburbs, a man loses his temper and hits a boy who belongs to another couple. The incident ripples out through the people who were there that afternoon, most of them friends or relatives, and the story is told in turn by eight of them. Each has to decide where they stand, and the slap makes them look again at their own marriages and families, at how children should be raised, at what they want and believe, and at what loyalty, happiness and compromise mean among Australia's growing and anxious middle class.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Genres
- Family (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- Australia
- First published
- 2008
- Author's age
- 43 when first published
- ISBN
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9781741753592 (Allen & Unwin, Australia)
9780143117148 (Penguin Books, United States)
9781848873551 (Tuskar Rock, United Kingdom)
9781848873568 (Atlantic Books, United Kingdom)
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