Thought one had already read great #Singaporean #literature? Imho, unless one has also read the 20th century works of Catherine Lim, Goh Poh Seng, Gopal Baratham, Christine Lim Suchen, Adrian Tan, Goh Sin Tub, et al, not really - please seek them out and enjoy!🙏📚 #MustShare #mastoread #mastolibrary

The Big Read: #Singapore #writers are going places but what’s the next chapter for #SingLit?
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/big-read-singapore-literature-singlit-writers-publishing-4461541

The Big Read: Singapore writers are going places but what’s the next chapter for SingLit?

SINGAPORE: In 2020, in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, Singaporean Kyla Zhao felt terribly isolated and homesick as a student at Stanford University in the United States.  Travel restrictions and grounded flights also left her feeling bereft and unsure if she would see the sunny shores of Si

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How you know that your children’s librarian background is still alive and well: at 3:00 AM when you can’t sleep, finding yourself researching which translation of Pippi Longstocking is the best.

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