Items related to A Perfect Night to Go to China
Synopsis
Winner of the 2005 Governor General's Award for Fiction
This astonishing novel - unlike anything Gilmour has ever written before - begins with every parent's worst nightmare: the disappearance of a child. A father makes a casual error of judgement one evening and leaves his six-year-old son alone for fifteen minutes. When he returns the child is gone and three lives are changed forever. Has the boy been kidnapped? Spirited out of the country? Is he dead?
The story that unfolds is told by the novel's narrator, a television host named Roman, who searches for his son through the city and through the underworld of dreams and tries to bring him back. Pursued by an unshakeable conviction that his son is speaking directly to him, Roman begins to enter a haunting relationship with the missing child and his own conscience. In the meantime, his behaviour becomes increasingly erratic and he is rejected by his grieving and angry wife, eventually fired from his job, and shadowed by a persistent policeman who thinks Roman is hiding the child. Written in the clear, elegant prose Gilmour is known for, A Perfect Night to Go to China is a completely absorbing and original work of fiction. It sets up a harrowing premise and doesn't let up until the last surprising page.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
David Gilmour is a novelist who has earned critical praise from literary figures as diverse as William Burroughs and Northrop Frye, and from publications as different as the New York Times and People magazine. The author of six novels, he also hosted the award-winning Gilmour on the Arts. In 2005, his novel A Perfect Night to Go to China won the Governor General's Award for Fiction. He lives in Toronto with his wife.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Search results for A Perfect Night to Go to China
Stock Image
A Perfect Night to Go to China
Published by
Thomas Allen Publishers, 2005
ISBN 10: 0887621678
ISBN 13: 9780887621673
Used
Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0887621678I4N00
Stock Image
A Perfect Night to Go to China
Published by
Thomas Allen Publishers, 2005
ISBN 10: 0887621678
ISBN 13: 9780887621673
Used
Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0887621678I4N00
Stock Image
A Perfect Night to Go to China
Published by
Thomas Allen Publishers, 2005
ISBN 10: 0887621678
ISBN 13: 9780887621673
Used
Hardcover
Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00094792721
Stock Image
A Perfect Night to Go to China
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 38394730-6
Stock Image
A Perfect Night to Go to China
Published by
Thomas Allen Publishers, 2005
ISBN 10: 0887621678
ISBN 13: 9780887621673
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Laurel Reed Books, Stratford, ON, Canada
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Governor General's Award winner, light edge-wear, else fine. Seller Inventory # 013775
Stock Image
A Perfect Night to Go to China : A Novel
Published by
Thomas Allen & Son, Limited, Markham, ON, Canada, 2005
ISBN 10: 0887621678
ISBN 13: 9780887621673
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: A Good Read, Toronto, ON, Canada
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. A few wrinkles on edges of d/j. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Seller Inventory # 31330
Seller Image
A Perfect Night to Go to China
Published by
Thomas Allen & Son, 2005
ISBN 10: 0887621678
ISBN 13: 9780887621673
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Samson Books, Trenton, ON, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Slight edgewear. 2nd printing. Seller Inventory # 17110309
Seller Image
A Perfect Night to Go to China
Published by
Thomas Allen Publishers, 2005
ISBN 10: 0887621678
ISBN 13: 9780887621673
Used
Hardcover
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind. Seller Inventory # rev4710060848
Buy Used
£ 10.69
£ 5.91 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Perfect Night to Go to China
Published by
Thomas Allen Publishers February 2005, 2005
ISBN 10: 0887621678
ISBN 13: 9780887621673
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Old Goat Books, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. Jacket Condition: 'VG+' Condition: 'NF' Notes: Governor-General's Award winner. Seller Inventory # 1099516
Stock Image
A Perfect Night to Go to China : A Novel
Published by
Thomas Allen Publishers, 2005
ISBN 10: 0887621678
ISBN 13: 9780887621673
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Booked Experiences Bookstore, Burlington, ON, Canada
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Second Printing. pp.179. clean tight copy Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 010586