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'The Jesus Man 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 increasing inability to relate to each other, Tommy inexorably descends into a cycle of violence, pornography and madness.
'When he commits a terrible crime, his family must try to come to terms with the terrifying stranger he had become, and the hell that living had been for him.'
Source: Publisher's blurb (Atlantic 2016 ed.)
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Dedication: for Shane Laing, in faith; for Jessica Migotto, in trust; and for Wayne van der Stelt, in gratitude and in love.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Christos Tsiolkas's Style
2021
single work
criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 21 no. 1 2021;'This article takes up a specific feature of Christos Tsiolkas's writing, his style. Focusing on Tsiolkas's fourth novel, The Slap, this article argues that Tsiolkas’s style is an inarticulate style: a style that does not always use the right word at the right moment, that employs language for narrative utility rather than its own sake, and that sporadically departs from standard usage and correctness in ways that do not appear artistically motivated. My argument is that The Slap is notable among contemporary fiction in that what I consider to be Tsiolkas’s worst sentences are the most revealing of his inclinations as a novelist. Consequently, I depart from what has become a standard formula in Tsiolkas's reception, that where Tsiolkas succeeds as a writer he succeeds in spite of his style. Finally, this article also contributes to recent debates about the purpose and vocabulary of Australian literary discussion: how critics debate the work of a prize-winning author, how criticism and praise operate in critical judgements, and the significance of style in evaluations of literature.' (Publication abstract)
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Work in Progress : Multicultural Writing in Australia
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Modern Australian Criticism and Theory 2010; (p. 243-257) -
Repeat Offenders
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 69 no. 3 2010; (p. 142-148) -
Christos Tsiolkas and the Pornographic Logic of Commodity Capitalism
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 25 no. 1 2010; (p. 31-41) Putting Tsiolkas's works into a wider context of international writing, the essay is concerned with 'the fictional tradition that either deploys the pornographic, or evokes what might be called a pornographic sensibilty, in order to articulate forms of political and aesthetic radicality' (32). -
Politics, Faith and Sex
Patricia Cornelius
(interviewer),
2005
single work
interview
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 181 2005; (p. 18-25)
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Coming Soon
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 21 March 1999; (p. 21)
— Review of The Jesus Man 1999 single work novel -
Hubris is Not a Dirty Word
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 May vol. 117 no. 6175 1999; (p. 115)
— Review of The Jesus Man 1999 single work novel -
Misery and Self-Destruction Raised to a High Art Form
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 May 1999; (p. 9)
— Review of The Jesus Man 1999 single work novel -
Hard-Core Saga of Fraternal Frustration
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 29 May 1999; (p. 8) Creme de la Phlegm : Unforgettable Australian Reviews 2006; (p. 343-345)
— Review of The Jesus Man 1999 single work novel -
Hymns of Human Rage and Quirky Love
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times Sunday Times , 20 June 1999; (p. 18)
— Review of The Jesus Man 1999 single work novel ; The Letter Girl 1999 single work novel -
Loaded with Meaning
Stefan Kussy
(interviewer),
1999
single work
interview
— Appears in: Muse , March no. 182 1999; (p. 7) -
Politics, Faith and Sex
Patricia Cornelius
(interviewer),
2005
single work
interview
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 181 2005; (p. 18-25) -
Christos Tsiolkas and the Pornographic Logic of Commodity Capitalism
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 25 no. 1 2010; (p. 31-41) Putting Tsiolkas's works into a wider context of international writing, the essay is concerned with 'the fictional tradition that either deploys the pornographic, or evokes what might be called a pornographic sensibilty, in order to articulate forms of political and aesthetic radicality' (32). -
Repeat Offenders
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 69 no. 3 2010; (p. 142-148) -
Work in Progress : Multicultural Writing in Australia
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Modern Australian Criticism and Theory 2010; (p. 243-257)
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