Christos Tsiolkasis an Australian author, playwright, and screenwriter.[1]He is especially known forThe 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 |
Early life
editTsiolkas was born and raised inMelbournewith his Greek immigrant parents,[2]and was educated atBlackburn High School.Tsiolkas completed his Arts Degree at the University of Melbourne in 1987.[1]
Career
editTsiolkas' first novel,Loaded(1995), about an alienated gay youth in Melbourne, was adapted as the feature filmHead On(1998) by directorAna Kokkinos,starringAlex Dimitriades.[4]
His fourth novel,The Slap,was published in 2008, and won several awards[5][6]as well as being longlisted for theMan Booker Prizeand shortlisted for theMiles Franklin Award.It was also highly successful commercially; it was the fourth-highest selling book by an Australian author in 2009.[7]
Awards
edit- 1999:AWGIE Award for Stage,forWho’s Afraid of the Working Class?(withAndrew Bovell,Patricia Cornelius,and Melissa Reeves)[8]
- 2006:The AgeFiction Book of the Year[8]
- 2009:ABIA Book of the Year.[7]
- 2009:ALS Gold Medal,forThe Slap[7]
- 2009:Commonwealth Writers Prize,overall winner for best book, forThe Slap[5]
- 2009:NielsenBookData Booksellers' Choice Award, forThe Slap[6][7]
- 2009:Victorian Premier's Literary Awards,Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction,forThe Slap[9]
- 2020:Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction,forDamascus(2019)[10]
- 2021:Melbourne Prize for Literature[11]
Personal life
editTsiolkas is aRichmond Football Clubsupporter[12]and of Greek heritage.[13]
Books
edit- Loaded(1995)
- Jump Cuts(with Sasha Soldatow, 1996)
- The Jesus Man(1999)
- The Devil's Playground(2002)
- Dead Europe(2005)
- The Slap(2008)
- Barracuda(2013)
- Merciless Gods(2014)
- Damascus(2019)
- 7 1/2(2021)
- The In-Between(2023)
Theatre
edit- Who's Afraid of the Working Class?(withAndrew Bovell,Melissa ReevesandPatricia Cornelius,1999)
- Elektra AD(1999)
- Viewing Blue Poles(2000)
- Fever(with Andrew Bovell, Melissa Reeves and Patricia Cornelius, 2002)
- Dead Caucasians(2002)
- Non Parlo di Salo(withSpiro Economopoulos,2005)
- The Hit(with Netta Yashin 2006)
- The Audition(with Melissa Reeves, Milad Norouzi, Patricia Cornelius, Sahra Davoudi, Tes Lyssiotis and Wahibe Moussa, produced byOuter Urban Projects,2019 and 2024)
- Loaded(adapted from the book, with Dan Giovannoni, 2023)
Screenplays
edit- Thug(1998), short film, with Spiro Economopoulos)[14][7]
- Saturn's Return(2001),[a]a telemovie starringJoel EdgertonandDamian Walshe-Howling[15]
- Little Tornadoes(2021), co-written with directorAaron Wilson[16][17]
Film and TV adaptations
edit- The playWho's Afraid of the Working Class?(1999) was made into the filmBlessed(2009), directed byAna Kokkinos.[18]
- Loadedwas first published in 1995 and was adapted into the 1998 filmHead On,starring Alex Dimitriades.
- The 2006 novelDead Europewas made into the filmDead Europe(2012), directed byTony Krawitzand starringKodi Smit-McPhee.[19]
- The Slaphas been turned into both anAustralianandU.S. television miniseries.[7]
- Barracudawasadapted for televisionin 2016.[20]
Footnotes
edit- ^Not to be confused withother plays and films of the same name
References
edit- ^ab"Austlit — Christos Tsiolkas".Austlit.Retrieved29 January2025.
- ^Tsiolkas, Christos (9 July 2010)."Christos Tsiolkas: My Greek grandma".The Guardian.Retrieved27 May2022.
- ^""Christos Tsiolkas is one Australia's most celebrated authors, but he nearly left the country for good"".ABC News.Retrieved29 January2025.
- ^Head On at the National Film and Sound Archivecolsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
- ^ab"2009 Overall Winners".Commonwealth Foundation.2009. Archived fromthe originalon 27 May 2009.Retrieved27 May2022.
- ^ab"The Slap' wins booksellers' choice award".Boomerang Books.2009. Archived fromthe originalon 26 June 2009.Retrieved27 May2022.
- ^abcdef"Christos Tsiolkas: The Utopian Vision By Jessica Gildersleeve".Cambria Press Official Website.Retrieved27 May2022.
- ^ab"Chris Tsiolkas".Smart Artists.Archived fromthe originalon 16 July 2007.Retrieved27 May2022.
- ^"Winners & Shortlist: 2009 Premier's Literary Awards".State Library of Victoria.Archived fromthe originalon 5 May 2010.Retrieved27 May2022.
- ^"Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2020".The Wheeler Centre.Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2020.Retrieved31 January2020.
- ^Burke, Kelly (10 November 2021)."Christos Tsiolkas wins $60,000 Melbourne prize for literature".The Guardian.Archivedfrom the original on 10 November 2021.Retrieved12 November2021.
- ^1998 Telstra Adelaide FestivalArchived13 April 2005 at theWayback Machinewww.adelaidefestival.com.au. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
- ^Watts, Richard (3 July 2005),"A fortunate son",The Age,retrieved19 August2007
- ^Christos Tsiolkas: the utopian vision.Cambria Press. 8 January 2018.ISBN9781604979787.Retrieved27 May2022.
- ^Saturn's ReturnatIMDb
- ^"Aaron Wilson: Chasing Little Tornadoes".FilmInk.30 April 2022.Retrieved27 May2022.
- ^"Little Tornadoes trailer and release date sweeps in".Cinema Australia.24 January 2022.Retrieved27 May2022.
- ^"Who's Afraid of the Working Class now Blessed film".BigPond Movies.Archived fromthe originalon 15 September 2009.Retrieved27 May2022.
- ^Rigg, Julie (15 November 2012)."Dead Europe".ABC Radio National.Retrieved27 May2022.
- ^Neutze, Ben (5 July 2016)."Barracuda review (ABC TV): Christos Tsiolkas pulls sport and contemporary Australia into sharp focus".Daily Review.Retrieved27 May2022.
External links
edit| External videos | |
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 One Plus One: Christos Tsiolkas,One Plus One, ABC News |