Christos Tsiolkas is an Australian author, playwright, and screenwriter. He is especially known for The Slap, which was both well-received critically and highly successful commercially. Several of his books have been adapted for film and television.
Christos Tsiolkas | |
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Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Education | University of Melbourne |
Occupation(s) | Author, playwright, screenwriter |
Tsiolkas was born and raised in Melbourne with his Greek immigrant parents,[1] and was educated at Blackburn High School. Tsiolkas completed his Arts Degree at the University of Melbourne in 1987.[2]
He edited the student newspaper Farrago in 1987.[citation needed]
Tsiolkas' first novel, Loaded (1995), about an alienated gay youth in Melbourne, was adapted as the feature film Head On (1998) by director Ana Kokkinos, starring Alex Dimitriades.[3]
His fourth novel, The Slap, was published in 2008, and won several awards[4][5] as well as being longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award. It was also highly successful commercially; it was the fourth-highest selling book by an Australian author in 2009.[6]
Tsiolkas is a Richmond Football Club supporter[11] and openly Greek.[12]
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One Plus One: Christos Tsiolkas, One Plus One, ABC News |