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Salt Fish Girl by Larissa Lai – Queer Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Database

Salt Fish Girl by Larissa Lai

“Salt Fish Girl” is the mesmerizing tale of an ageless female character who shifts shape and form through time and place. Told in the beguiling voice of a narrator who is fish, snake, girl, and woman – all of whom must struggle against adversity for survival – the novel is set alternately in nineteenth-century China and in a futuristic Pacific Northwest.

At turns whimsical and wry, “Salt Fish Girl” intertwines the story of Nu Wa, the shape-shifter, and that of Miranda, a troubled young girl living in the walled city of Serendipity circa 2044. Miranda is haunted by traces of her mother’s glamourous cabaret career, the strange smell of durian fruit that lingers about her, and odd tokens reminiscent of Nu Wa. Could Miranda be infected by the Dreaming Disease that makes the past leak into the present?

Framed by a playful sense of magical realism, “Salt Fish Girl” reveals a futuristic Pacific Northwest where corporations govern cities, factory workers are cybernetically engineered, middle-class labour is a video game, and those who haven’t sold out to commerce and other ills must fight the evil powers intent on controlling everything. Rich with ancient Chinese mythology and cultural lore, this remarkable novel is about gender, love, honour, intrigue, and fighting against oppression.

Representation Includes

  • Lesbian Chinese-Canadian immigrant protagonist
  • Lesbian Chinese protagonist
Content Warnings Sickness/disease; genetically engineered enslaved women clones; women being tricked into becoming pregnant without knowledge or consent; repeated and detailed references to strong and often unpleasant smells

Awards

  • Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic
  • Otherwise Award nominee

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Details

  • Published August 4th 2002 by Thomas Allen Publishers
  • Paperback ISBN13: 9780887621116

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