The Slap

Christos Tsiolkas

Translated by Olov Hyllienmark first published 2008 Pocketförlaget, 2013 paperback 511 pages

*"Although this is Australian author Tsiolkas’ fourth novel, it is the first to be published in the U.S. With its raw style, liberal use of profanity and racial epithets, and laserlike focus on the travails of suburban life, it is a down-and-dirty version of Tom Perrotta’s best-selling Little Children (2004). At a barbecue in a Melbourne suburb, a man loses his temper and slaps the child of the host’s friends. This i...

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Örfilen paperback · 2013 · Pocketförlaget · 511 pages · 9789187319303
The Slap edition · 2012 · Penguin · 9780143122661
The Slap edition · 2009 · Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd · 9781741763409
The slap edition · 2008 · Allen & Unwin · 485 pages · 9781741753592

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