Double-Wolf
Double-Wolf is a 1991 novel by Australian novelist Brian Castro.
| Author | Brian Castro |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Allen & Unwin |
Publication date | 1991 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 226 |
| ISBN | 0044423470 |
| Preceded by | Pomeroy |
| Followed by | After China |
Plot summary
The novel is a fictionalised account of the life of Wolf-Man, Sigmund Freud's most famous patient, counter-pointed with an account of Artie Catacomb, a con-man and psychoanalyst living in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales.
Reviews
Awards and nominations
- 1991 winner The Age Book of the Year Award — Imaginative Writing Prize
- 1992 winner Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — The Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction
- 1992 winner Diabetes Australia Prize for Innovative Writing and the Sheaffer Pen Prize
- 1992 shortlisted Miles Franklin Award
References
- Fuller, Peter (13 July 1991). "Wolves howling at the doors of perception". The Canberra Times.
- "Sifting through the wheat and chaff of this literary year". The Canberra Times. 28 December 1991.
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