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The slap : a novel

At a suburban barbecue one afternoon, a man slaps an unruly 3-year-old boy. The boy is not his son. It is a single act of violence, but this one slap reverberates through the lives of everyone who witnesses it happen. In his controversial, award-winning novel, Christos Tsiolkas presents an apparently harmless domestic incident as seen from eight very different perspectives.

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  • "The slap"@it
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  • "In hedendaags Melbourne geeft een man tijdens een barbecue een jongetje een klap, hetgeen onvoorziene gevolgen heeft voor alle betrokkenen."
  • "Ein heißer Sommertag, ein Barbecue mit Freunden und Familie - es hätte ein perfektes Fest werden können, doch dann verliert Harry die Beherrschung. Er verpasst dem dreijährigen Hugo eine Ohrfeige. Dieser Vorfall hat ein folgenreiches Nachspiel für alle, die seine Zeugen wurden ... Aus einer scheinbar banalen Begebenheit entwickelt sich eine packende Erzählung über Liebe, Sex und die verschiedenen Auffassungen von Ehe, Erziehung und Freundschaft. Die Ohrfeige zwingt alle Beteiligten dazu, ihr eigenes Familienleben, all ihre Erwartungen, Überzeugungen und Wünsche infrage zu stellen. Aus acht Perspektiven schildert Tsiolkas eindrücklich das innere Erleben der Gäste. Ein großer Gesellschaftsroman - ein Roman über die moderne Familie."
  • "At a suburban barbecue, a man slaps a child who is not his own. Told from the points of view of eight people who were present."
  • ""What unfolds is a powerful, haunting novel about love, sex and marriage, parenting and children, and the fury and intensity - all the passions and conflicting loyalties - that family can arouse."--P. [4] of cover."
  • "At a suburban barbecue one afternoon, a man slaps an unruly 3-year-old boy. The boy is not his son. It is a single act of violence, but this one slap reverberates through the lives of everyone who witnesses it happen. In his controversial, award-winning novel, Christos Tsiolkas presents an apparently harmless domestic incident as seen from eight very different perspectives."@en
  • "Aus einer scheinbar banalen Begebenheit entwickelt sich eine packende Erzählung über Liebe, Sex und die verschiedenen Auffassungen von Ehe, Erziehung und Freundschaft. Die Ohrfeige zwingt alle Beteiligten dazu, ihr eigenes Familienleben, all ihre Erwartungen, Überzeugungen und Wünsche infrage zu stellen. Aus acht Perspektiven schildert Tsiolkas eindrücklich das innere Erleben der Gäste. Ein grosser Gesellschaftsroman - ein Roman über die moderne Familie. - Monatelang auf den Bestsellerlisten in Grossbritannien und Australien - Ausgezeichnet mit dem "Commonwealth Writers' Prize" - Nominiert für den "Man Booker Prize" - Verfilmt als Fernsehserie Christos Tsiolkas, geboren 1965 im australischen Melbourne als Sohn griechischer Immigranten, arbeitet u.a. fürs Theater und Fernsehen. Mit "Nur eine Ohrfeige" legte er sein bislang erfolgreichstes Buch vor, das auch über Australien hinaus für Furore sorgte und mit dem "Commonwealth Writers' Prize" bedacht wurde sowie für den "Man Booker Prize" nominiert war. Tsiolkas lebt in Melbourne."
  • ""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 acclaimed bestseller 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. Whose side are you on?"--Book cover."
  • "At a festive barbecue in the Melbourne suburb a man slaps the child of another couple, triggering a court case and a variety of confrontations within the lives of the the families and friends present."@en
  • "At a festive barbecue in the Melbourne suburb a man slaps the child of another couple, triggering a court case and a variety of confrontations within the lives of the the families and friends present."
  • "Read Christos Tsiolkas's blogs on the Penguin Community. Read a review of The Slap on WorldNews.tk. Read a review of The Slap on Timesonline.co.uk. In this powerful and riveting novel, literary phenomenon Christos Tsiolkas unflinchingly exposes the inner- workings of domestic life, friendship and parenthood in the twenty-first century, and reminds us of the passions and malice that family loyalty can provoke. When a man slaps another couple's child at a neighborhood barbecue, the event send unforeseeable shockwaves through the lives of all who are witness to it. Told from the points of view of eight people who were present, The Slap shows how a single action can change the way people think about how they live, what they want, and what they believe forever. "Tsiolkas is a hard-edged, powerful writer.The novel transcends both suburban Melbourne and the Australian continent, leaving us exhausted but gasping with admiration." 'Washington Post "This astute exploration of suburban aspirations and failings . . . . vividly demonstrates the wide-ranging effects of a single moment's rash decision. . . . Beyond simply igniting the plot, the fateful slap draws attention to generational and philosophical differences regarding family life and the complex political, social, and ethnic milieu of contemporary Australia." 'Publishers Weekly "Radiates with vitality as it depicts the messy complications of family life." 'Booklist "Complex and multilayered. intertwined lives and slowly revealed connections make for a singular reading experience." 'Library Journal "Wildly energetic and fearless, thrillingly about our lives now." ' Helen Garner, author of The Spare Room "A gripping suburban fable." ' Men's Style "Strikingly tender . . . it claws into you with its freshness and truth."'Sydney Morning Herald."@en
  • "To smack or not to smack is the question that reverberates through the interconnected lives dissected in Christos Tsiolkas' award-winning novel, now in paperback."@en
  • "At a festive barbecue in the Melbourne suburb a man slaps the child of another couple, triggering a court case and a variety of confrontations within the lives of the families and friends present."
  • "At a festive barbecue in the Melbourne suburb a man slaps the child of another couple, triggering a court case and a variety of confrontations within the lives of the families and friends present."@en
  • "Aust'n. AU Author. Large Print. At a suburban barbecue, a man slaps a child who is not his own. In this remarkable novel, Christos Tsiolkas turns his unflinching and all-seeing eye onto that which connects us all: the modern family & domestic life in the twenty-first century. The Slap is told from the points of view of 8 people who were present at the barbecue. The slap and its consequences force them all to question the way they live, their expectations and dreams, their beliefs and desires. What unfolds is a powerful, haunting novel about love, sex & marriage, parenting & children, and the fury and intensity all the passions and conflicting loyalties - that family can arouse. In its clear-eyed and forensic dissection of the ever-growing middle class and its aspirations and fears, The Slap is also a poignant, provocative novel about the nature of commitment and happiness, compromise and truth."
  • "To smack or not to smack is the question that reverberates through the interconnected lives dissected in Christos Tsiolkas' award-winning novel, now a prime time ABC TV series, starring Melissa George and Alex Dimitriades."@en
  • "At a suburban barbecue, a man slaps a child who is not his own. This event has a shocking ricochet effect on a group of people, mostly friends, who are directly or indirectly influenced by the event. The slap is told from the points of view of eight people who were present at the barbecue. The slap and its consequences force them all to question their own families and the way they live, their expectations, beliefs and desires."
  • "At a suburban barbecue, a man slaps a child who is not his own.This event has a shocking ricochet effect on a group of people, mostly friends, who are directly or indirectly influenced by the event. In this remarkable novel, Christos Tsiolkas turns his unflinching and all-seeing eye onto that which connects us all: the modern family and domestic life in the twenty-first century. The Slap is told from the points of view of eight people who were present at the barbecue. The slap and its consequences force them all to question their own families and the way they live, their expectations, beliefs and desires. What unfolds is a powerful, haunting novel about love, sex and marriage, parenting and children, and the fury and intensity - all the passions and conflicting beliefs - that family can arouse. In its clear-eyed and forensic dissection of the ever-growing middle class and its aspirations and fears, The Slap is also a poignant, provocative novel about the nature of loyalty and happiness, compromise and truth."@en
  • "A novel about the relationships between children and adults, and the new Australian multicultural middle-class. From the controversial cult author of 'Loaded' and 'Dead Europe'."
  • "At a suburban barbecue, a man slaps a child who is not his own. This event has a shocking ricochet effect on a group of people, mostly friends, who are directly or indirectly influenced by the event. In this remarkable novel, Christos Tsiolkas turns his unflinching and all-seeing eye onto that which connects us all: the modern family and domestic life in the twenty-first century. The Slap is told from the points of view of eight people who were present at the barbecue. The slap and its consequences force them all to question their own families and the way they live, their expectations, beliefs and desires."@en
  • "The bestselling cult author of Loaded and Dead Europe turns his blowtorch onto the belly of middle-class suburban Australia and its notions of child-rearing and acceptable behaviour."@en

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  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Erzählende Literatur: Gegenwartsliteratur ab 1945"
  • "Powieść australijska"@pl
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Erzählende Literatur"
  • "Domestic fiction"
  • "Ausgabe"
  • "Belonging"
  • "Popular literature"
  • "Online-Publikation"
  • "Australian fiction"
  • "Australian fiction"@en
  • "Roman australien"
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Australské romány"

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  • "La gifle : [roman]"
  • "The slap : a novel"@en
  • "The slap : a novel"
  • "A bofetada"
  • "Kŭriko p'at'nŭm kkŭnnatta = The slap"
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  • "Lo schiaffo"
  • "耳光"
  • "Nur eine Ohrfeige : Roman"
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  • "Klaps = The slap"@pl
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  • "Nur eine Ohrfeige Roman"
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  • "Nur eine Ohrfeige"
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  • "Poshchechina"
  • "Lussingen"@da
  • "Lussingen"
  • "The slap : [a novel]"
  • "Er guang = Er guang"
  • "耳光 = Er guang"
  • "O tapa"
  • "그리고 파티는 끝났다 = The slap"
  • "The slap a novel"@en
  • "The slap"@en
  • "The slap"
  • "De klap"
  • "The Slap"@en
  • "The Slap"
  • "Facka"

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