{"product_id":"9781922168597","title":"Christos Tsiolkas - The Untold Story: His Life and His Work","description":"Christos Tsiolkas The Untold Story is the first in depth systematic look at the life and work of one of Australia's most popular and controversial storytellers.\u003cp\u003eFrom Tsiolkas' early days as a struggling writer to the present universal acclaim, his compelling untold story is at last recorded. For the first time the writer speaks candidly and de profundis about everything: his turbulent life (his childhood, adolescence and adulthood) and subjects dear to his heart (literature and criticism, identity, the state of humanity - decadence, materialism, spirituality, ethics, racism, animal liberation, intellectuals and the media - religion and death). He also reveals secrets and valuable insights about his four controversial novels which he discusses at length - from his first provocative Loaded to his latest international bestseller The Slap. Essential reading for Tsiolkas' numerous fans who have always wondered: \"what is the real story behind the 'Tsiolkas phenomenon'\"?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Publishing Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040239501552,"sku":"9781922168597","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781922168597_p0.jpg?v=1763635439","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781922168597","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}