Title : The Slap - Christos Tsiolkas - Book

Summary :

In the suburbs of Melbourne, during a barbecue, a man slaps a child who isn't his. A literary revelation, an extraordinary novel that mixes the most diverse subjects with formidable acuity to paint an uncompromising portrait of contemporary Australia, in the tradition of Jonathan Franzen, Don DeLillo, and Tom Wolfe.

Provocative, urgent, merciless, a hard-hitting novel, a revelation in the vein of Don DeLillo or Jonathan Franzen.

During a barbecue with friends, an adult slaps a child who is not his.

An incident that will send shockwaves through the guests and trigger a series of explosive events. But it will also reveal, behind the beautiful exterior, everyday racism, drugs, alcohol, shame, and extreme loneliness.

By turns violent and overwhelmingly tender, a truly great novel which paints, with tremendous lucidity, a picture of a West in complete confusion.

"This novel keeps its reader on edge, forces them to push their limits, to question lazy theories, provokes them and makes them squirm with unease under the reassuring appearance of a fascinating read."

• EAN: 9782714446459
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