Insightful.

Engaging.

Current Affairs.

Pub Date

June

Cost

$34.99

Format

Paperback

Extent

256pp

ISBN

99999999999

Rights

ANZ

Category

Non-fiction

Themes

Politics

Current Affairs

The Last Correspondent: Despatches from the Frontline of Xi’s New China

Michael Smith

This is the keynote. Michael Smith was one of the final two Australian journalists to leave China in 2020 after a late night raid at the hands of China’s secret police​

Michael Smith was one of the final two Australian journalists to leave China in 2020 after a late night raid at the hands of China’s secret police. This is Mike’s first-hand account of living and working in China while it experienced extraordinary economic and social upheaval under the authoritarian rule of President Xi Jinping. From the effects of state-led propaganda efforts to the riots in Hong Kong, a rise in wealth and consumerism to the COVID-19 outbreak – THE LAST CORRESPONDENT is a compelling insight into the future of one of the world’s superpowers. 

Awards

• Winner, Margaret Scott Prize, Tasmanian Premier's Literary Awards, 2019 

• Shortlisted, Guardian’s Not the Booker Prize, United Kingdom, 2019 

• Shortlisted, Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Fiction, 2019 

• Longlisted, Indie Book Awards for Debut Fiction, 2019 

• Shortlisted, MUD Literary Club, Adelaide Writers' Week, 2019 

• Shortlisted, UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing, NSW Premier's Literary Awards

Praise

'Ambitious storytelling from a stunning new Australian voice. Flames is constantly surprising—I never knew where the story would take me next. This book has a lovely sense of wonder for the world. It’s brimming with heart and compassion.’

Rohan Wilson

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'Ambitious storytelling from a stunning new Australian voice. Flames is constantly surprising—I never knew where the story would take me next. This book has a lovely sense of wonder for the world. It’s brimming with heart and compassion.’

Rohan Wilson

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'Ambitious storytelling from a stunning new Australian voice. Flames is constantly surprising—I never knew where the story would take me next. This book has a lovely sense of wonder for the world. It’s brimming with heart and compassion.’

Rohan Wilson

About the author

Michael Smith was one of the final two Australian journalists to leave China in 2020 after a late night raid at the hands of China’s secret police. This is Mike’s first-hand account of living and working in China while it experienced extraordinary economic and social upheaval under the authoritarian rule of President Xi Jinping. From the effects of state-led propaganda efforts to the riots in Hong Kong, a rise in wealth and consumerism to the COVID-19 outbreak – THE LAST CORRESPONDENT is a compelling insight into the future of one of the world’s superpowers.