Christos Tsiolkas Books

A compelling contemporary love story between two middle-aged men, told with grace, heart and wisdom.

This title tells the story of one family, trapped between conflicting identities - while the parents were born Greek and Italian, the three sons, Dom, Tommy, and Louie, have grown up as Australians. Haunted by their history and increasingly unable to relate to each other, Tommy inexorably descends into a cycle of violence, pornography, and madness

A stunning, powerful new novel from the acclaimed author of The Slap and Barracuda.

Daniel Kelly, a talented young swimmer, has one chance to escape his working-class upbringing. His astonishing ability in the pool should drive him to fame and fortune, as well as his revenge on the rich boys at the private school to which he has won a sports scholarship. But when he melts down at his first big international championship and comes only fifth, he begins to destroy everything he has fought for and turn on everyone around him.

Isaac is a young Australian photographer travelling through Europe in search of the old-world sophistication of his father's stories and dismayed at the homogenous and globalized contemporary society he encounters. However, as he moves from country to country, the facade is slowly stripped away, revealing a continent condemned by the ghosts of its unspeakable past. When Isaac reaches the Balkan village where his mother was born, he encounters ancient terrors not yet laid to rest.

An audacious and transformative novel on the past, the present and the power of writing from the award-winning author of Damascus.

Winner of the 2009 Commonwealth Writers' Prize. When a man slaps a child who is not his own at a neighborhood barbecue, the act triggers a series of repercussions in the lives of the people who witness the event.

Dans une banlieue de Melbourne, de nos jours. Par une belle fin de journée d'été, famille et amis ont organisé un barbecue : de la nourriture grecque et indienne, du vin et de la bière en quantité, de la musique et des gens de tous les âges. Alors que les enfants entament une partie de cricket, une dispute éclate qui dégénère en bagarre. C'est alors qu'Harry, un adulte, gifle un enfant de quatre ans, Hugo. Cet incident va avoir des répercussions sur un certain nombre de personnes et sur huit en particulier : Hector et Aisha, les organisateurs du barbecue ; Harry, le cousin d'Hector, l'auteur de la gifle ; Rosie, la mère d'Hugo ; Anouk, une quadragénaire qui refuse d'être mère ; Manolis, un vieil immigré grec ; Connie et Richie, deux adolescents.