Bibliograph

Salt fish girl, a novel, Larissa Lai

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Salt fish girl, a novel, Larissa Lai

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Salt fish girl

Oclc number

51769034

Responsibility statement

Larissa Lai

Series statement

Books of merit

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"Salt Fish Girl is the mesmerizing tale of an ageless female character who changes 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 from Old China, and that of Miranda, a troubled young girl lving in the walled city of Serendipity circa 2044. Miranda is haunted by traces of her mother’s glamorous 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?" -- author's website

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