The Fish Girl
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
| Year | Award | Category | Result | |
| 2018 | Stella Prize | |||
| 2018 | Queensland Literary Awards | University of Queensland Fiction Book Award |