After China

After China
AuthorBrian Castro
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAllen & Unwin
Publication date
1992
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages145
ISBN1863732438
Preceded byDouble-Wolf 
Followed byDrift 

After China is a 1992 novel by Australian novelist Brian Castro.[1]

Plot summary

Mr You, an ex-patriate Chinese architect, has designed a strange labyrinthine hotel overlooking the ocean. While holidaying in the completed structure he meets a woman on a beach who is dying of cancer. He finds himself drawn to the woman and spins her tales of an ancient China that never existed.

Reviews

  • The Canberra Times[2]

Awards and nominations

  • Wakefield Press Publicity page [5]

References

  1. ^ "After China". Austlit. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. ^ "The Canberra Times, 10 October 1992, p49". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  3. ^ "The Canberra Times, 19 September 1993, p26". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  4. ^ "The Canberra Times, 6 June 1993, p24". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  5. ^ "After China - Brian Castro". Wakefield Press. Retrieved 8 June 2023.