Booker-longlisted novel The Slap is 'most divisive in years'
Panel's chairman defends portrayal of 'curdled love' as reviews range from excitement to criticism of 'unbelievable misogyny'
Christos Tsiolkas's Man Booker-longlisted novel The Slap opens with a bang when a man at a suburban barbecue hits another parent's child.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Saturday, 31 July, 2010
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