The slap
By: Christos Tsiolkas
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Crows Nest, N.S.W
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781742375601
Subjects: Families; Fiction; Interpersonal relations; Social life and customs; Manners and customs
Description: "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.