The Slap - Christos Tsiolkas

Author: Christos Tsiolkas
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Format: Paperback
First published: 2008
ISBN: 9781741753592

Condition: Good second-hand condition with light shelf wear, edge wear, and minor creasing to covers. Binding remains solid and pages are clean and readable. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

The Slap is one of the defining Australian novels of the twenty-first century. Set in suburban Melbourne, the novel begins with a single shocking event at a backyard barbecue: a man slaps a child who is not his own. From that moment, the lives of family members, friends, and witnesses begin to unravel.

Told through the perspectives of multiple characters, Christos Tsiolkas explores class, race, masculinity, parenting, sexuality, generational conflict, and the tensions beneath modern Australian life. Each chapter reveals conflicting moral perspectives and private frustrations, turning an isolated incident into a broader examination of contemporary society.