After China

After China

Author	Brian Castro
Language	English
Publisher	Allen & Unwin
Publication date	1992
Publication place	Australia
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	145
ISBN	1863732438
Preceded by	Double-Wolf
Followed by	Drift

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

• 1993 winner Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — The Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction ^[3]
• 1993 shortlisted NBC Banjo Awards — NBC Banjo Award for Fiction
• 1993 shortlisted Miles Franklin Award ^[4]

External links

• 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.