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''The Slap'' is a novel written by Christopher Tsiolkas in 2008, which was adapted by [[The ABC]] into a television mini-series in 2011. |
''[[The Slap]]'' is a novel written by Christopher Tsiolkas in 2008, which was adapted by [[The ABC]] into a television mini-series in 2011. |
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The story, set in the suburbs of Melbourne, follows the lives of a group of people after they witness a man slapping someone else's child at a party. The single act is so divisive, that a family and life-long friends are [[Serious Business|torn apart]] by interwoven loyalties, and the result [[Rule of Drama|is not pretty]]. |
The story, set in the suburbs of Melbourne, follows the lives of a group of people after they witness a man slapping someone else's child at a party. The single act is so divisive, that a family and life-long friends are [[Serious Business|torn apart]] by interwoven loyalties, and the result [[Rule of Drama|is not pretty]]. |
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The book has won or been shortlisted for numerous awards, including the Man Booker Prize 2010, and Commonwealth Writers Prize 2009 (in the latter case it won Best Book). |
The book has won or been shortlisted for numerous awards, including the Man Booker Prize 2010, and Commonwealth Writers Prize 2009 (in the latter case it won Best Book). An [[The Remake|American adaptation]] aired on [[NBC]] in 2015. |
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