A Perfect Night to Go to China

{{Short description|2005 novel by David Gilmour}}

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| author = David Gilmour

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| country = Canada

| language = English

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| genre = Literary fiction

| publisher = Thomas Allen Publishers

| pub_date = 2005

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| isbn = 978-0-88762-167-3

| dewey= 813/.54 22

| congress= PR9199.3.G543 P47 2005

| oclc= 57392755

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A Perfect Night to Go to China is a 2005 novel by David Gilmour. It won the 2005 Governor General's Award for English-language fiction.{{cite web|title=David Gilmour wins GG for English fiction|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/david-gilmour-wins-gg-for-english-fiction-1.564746|website=CBC News|access-date=21 February 2018|date=16 November 2005}}{{cite web|last1=Cole|first1=Susan G.|title=Gilmour grows up|url=https://nowtoronto.com/art-and-books/books/gilmour-grows-up/|website=NOW Magazine|access-date=21 February 2018|date=24 November 2005}}