After (book)


After is a non-fiction book, written by Canadian writer Francis Chalifour, first published in October 2005 by Tundra Books. In the book, the author narrates his pain and confusion as he grieved his father's death by suicide. Judith Miller, an award judge for the Edna Staebler Award called After, "deeply moving" saying, "We enjoyed the lyricism of his language and his strong sense of character."

Awards and honours

After received the 2006 "Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction". The book was also nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award in 2005.