Christos Tsiolkas
About the author

Christos Tsiolkas

Christos Tsiolkas is the author of five novels: Loaded, which was made into the feature film Head-OnThe Jesus Man and Dead Europe, which won the 2006 Age Fiction Prize and the 2006 Melbourne Best Writing Award. He won Overall Best Book in the Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2009, was shortlisted for the 2009 Miles Franklin Literary Award, longlisted for the 2010 Man Booker Prize and won the Australian Literary Society Gold Medal for his novel, The Slap, which was also announced as the 2009 Australian Booksellers Association and Australian Book Industry Awards Books of the Year. He is also a playwright, essayist and screen writer. He lives in Melbourne. Christos' latest novel is Barracuda, which was published here and in the UK to rave reviews in late 2013 and became an instant bestseller.

Books by Christos Tsiolkas

Christos Tsiolkas Articles

Key Highlights: Better Reading's Stories Behind the Story Podcast

News

6 September 2022

Key Highlights: Better Reading's Stories Behind the Story Podcast

    Podcast: Christos Tsiolkas on How His Cultural Heritage has Influenced his Writing

    Podcast

    8 December 2021

    Podcast: Christos Tsiolkas on How His Cultural Heritage has Influenced his Writing

      Podcast: A Powerful, Moving Conversation with Christos Tsiolkas

      Podcast

      18 December 2019

      Podcast: A Powerful, Moving Conversation with Christos Tsiolkas

        Podcast: Christos Tsiolkas' year-long obsession

        News

        7 May 2018

        Podcast: Christos Tsiolkas' year-long obsession