''After China'' is a 1992 novel by Australian novelist
Brian Castro
Brian Albert Castro (born 1950) is an Australian novelist and essayist.
Early life and education
Castro was born at sea, between Macau and Hong Kong, in 1950. His father was of Spanish, Portuguese, and English descent, and born in Shanghai. His ...
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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.
Reviews
* ''The Canberra Times''
Awards and nominations
* 1993 winner
Victorian Premier's Literary Awards
The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were created by the Victorian Government with the aim of raising the profile of contemporary creative writing and Australia's publishing industry. As of 2013, it is reportedly Australia's richest literary ...
— The Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction
* 1993 shortlisted NBC Banjo Awards — NBC Banjo Award for Fiction
* 1993 shortlisted
Miles Franklin Award
The Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual literary prize awarded to "a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases". The award was set up according to the Will (law), will of Miles Franklin ...
External links
* Wakefield Press Publicity page
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:After China
1992 Australian novels