After China

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After China
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Author Brian Castro
Language English
Publisher Allen & Unwin
Publication date
1992
Publication place Australia
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages145
ISBN 1863732438
Preceded by Double-Wolf  
Followed byDrift 

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

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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.

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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.