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First published in Australia by Allen & Unwin 2008
Published in Penguin Books 2010

Copyright © Christos Tsiolkas, 2008

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PUBLISHER’S NOTE
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of
the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons,
living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Tsiolkas, Christos, 1965–
The slap / Christos Tsiolkas.
p. cm.

eISBN : 978-1-101-43216-7

1. Families—Australia—Fiction. 2. Suburban life—Australia—Fiction.
3. Interpersonal relations—Fiction. I. Title.
PR9619.3.T786S53 2010
823’.914—dc22 2009050139

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