The Fish Girl

The Fish Girl
AuthorMirandi Riwoe
GenreFiction
PublisherXoum Publishing
Publication date2017
Publication placeAustralia
Pages97
ISBN9781925589061

The Fish Girl is a 2017 novella by Mirandi Riwoe. The story follows an Indonesian girl named Mina who is recruited to work in the kitchen of a Dutch merchant. It was written as a postcolonial subversion of the short story "The Four Dutchmen" by W. Somerset Maugham. The novella was shortlisted for the 2018 Stella Prize.

Reception

The Fish Girl received positive reviews in Australian Women's Book Review, The Australian, and X-Press Magazine.

Awards

Awards for The Fish Girl
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2018 Stella Prize — Shortlisted
Queensland Literary Awards University of Queensland Fiction Book Award Shortlisted

References

  1. ↑ "The Fish Girl". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Fish Girl – Mirandi Riwoe". Stella Prize. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  3. ↑ Woodhouse, Jena (2018). "A Tale from the Colony of Colour and Gender" (PDF). Australian Women's Book Review. 28 (1). ISSN 1033-9434. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Wright, Ed (10 February 2018). "Soon, Rural Liberties, The Last Long Drop, The Fish Girl: book reviews". The Australian. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  5. ↑ Schrandt, Jade (7 May 2020). "THE FISH GIRL by Mirandi Riwoe". X-Press Magazine. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  6. ↑ Nelson, Camilla (10 April 2018). "Provocative, political, speculative: your guide to the 2018 Stella shortlist". The Conversation. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Stella prize shortlist: Michelle de Kretser and Alexis Wright among nominees". The Guardian. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "History of the Awards". State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
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