An Hour with Christos Tsiolkas

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When:

Sat 16 May ’09, 11:30am–12:30pm

Where: ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, 50 Mayoral Drive, Auckland CBD Show map

Restrictions: All Ages

Ticket Information:

Standard: $23.00
Earlybird pre 13 May: $19.50
Friend pre 13 May: $18.50
Student : $11.50
Booking fees may apply

Website:

www.writersfestival.co.nz

Saturday 16 May Ι 11.30am-12.30pm
ASB Theatre – Aotea Centre
Christos Tsiolkas has moved beyond being the bright young troublemaker of Australian fiction. He exploded onto the scene with Loaded, which became the marvellously nuanced film “Head On”. This was a book which looked at the sexual dilemmas of a young Greek Australian man who, outside the claustrophobia of his family situation, had sex with other men. It was a brilliant introduction to Tsiolkas’ writing. Since then he has moved on to define other territories - Dead Europe was a piercing look at the worn out powers which yet hold some story-telling magnetic force. His latest novel The Slap takes a single incident, a child being smacked, and builds from it a devastating picture of contemporary Australia, the family and society. It could be set anywhere, in Putaruru or Favona. Chair: Montana New Zealand Medal winner Charlotte Grimshaw.