Singapore National Bibliography National Library Board (Singapore) <http://snb.nl.sg/catIndex/index.html> [regularly updated online lists of all books published in Singapore and deposited at the Singapore National Library].
2.
Culture and Customs of Singapore and Malaysia Jaime Koh and Stephanie Hoxvi+169pp Greenwood Press ( Santa Barbara, Calif.) US $49.95.
3.
Race and Multiculturalism in Malaysia and Singapore eds Daniel P.S. Goh et al. 242pp Routledge (Abingdon) £80.
4.
Historical Dictionary of Malaysia Ooi Keat Gincix+419pp Scarecrow Press ( Lanham, Md.) US $125.
5.
Malaysian Culture: An Introduction eds Norliza Rofli and Eddin Khoo.x+112pp Jabatan Kebudayaan & Kesenian Negara (Kuala Lumpur).
6.
Multiethnic Malaysia: Past, Present and Future eds Lim Teck Ghee, Alberto Gomes and Azly Rahmanxxv+530pp Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (Petaling Jaya) RM60.
7.
Old vs New Politics in Malaysia: State and Society in Transition Francis Loh Kok Wahxxii+294pp Strategic Information and Research Development Centre ( Penang) RM38.
8.
Chronicle of Singapore: Fifty Years of Headline News, 1959-2009 ed Peter H.L. Lim380pp Editions Didier Millet and National Library Board (Singapore) US $40.
Singapore, A 700-Year History: From Early Emporium to World City Kwa Chong Guan, Derek Heng and Tan Tai Yongviii+220pp National Archives of Singapore ( Singapore) S $38.
11.
Singapore: A Biography Mark Ravinder Frost and Yu-Mei Balasingamchow456pp Editions Didier Millet and National Museum (Singapore) US $35.
12.
Alina Rastam All the Beloveds55pp Mosaic Street (Petaling Jaya) RM35.
13.
Cheong, FelixSudden in Youth: New and Selected Poems94pp Ethos Books (Singapore ) S $16.
14.
Goh, GilbertTwo Baby Hands99pp Ethos Books (Singapore) S $16.
15.
Koh JeeLeong Equal to the Earth: Poems95pp Bench Press US $15.
16.
Aw, TashMap of the Invisible World344pp Fourth Estate (London) £16.99
17.
Flint, ShaminiInspector Singh Investigates: A Bali Conspiracy294pp Piatkus (London ) £7.99.
18.
--- Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder295pp Piatkus ( London) £6.99.
19.
Khoo Kheng-Hor Sifu: An Unusual Teacher in the Turbulence of the Malayan War477pp Pelanduk Publications (Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia) RM38.
20.
Lee Zhia Ern, Adeline Lethal Lesson and Other Stories175pp Silverfish Books ( Kuala Lumpur) RM30.
21.
Lau Siew MeiThe Dispeller of Worries237pp Marshall Cavendish (Shah Alam) RM34.90.
Ng Shi-En, Faith Happily Evr After124pp Candid Creations (Singapore) S $11.20.
24.
O. ThiamChin Never Been Better242pp MPH Publishing (Petaling Jaya) RM32.90.
25.
Poon, WenaThe Proper Care of Foxes228pp Ethos Books (Singapore) S $20.
26.
Puthucheary, RosalyThe Tessellated Path Celestial (Singapore) S $20.
27.
Tan Jing QueeThe Chempaka Tree148pp Gerakbudaya Enterprise (Petaling Jaya) RM20.
28.
Tan, KelvinAll Broken up and Dancing: A Meta Novel [new edition; various pagings]Sia Joo Hiang (Singapore) S $28.
29.
Tay, SimonCity of Small BlessingsLandmark Books ( Singapore) S $17.
30.
Teo, James K.S.A Twinkle in the Sky353pp Callm (Singapore) S $20.50.
31.
Wong, CyrilLet Me Tell You Something about That NightTransit Lounge (Yarraville, Vic.) S$29.95.
32.
From the Window of This Epoch: An Anthology of Malaysian & Singaporean Poemsxlvii+471pp Institut Terjemahan Negara and National Arts Council ( Kuala Lumpur and Singapore) S $16.50.
33.
Body 2 Body: A Malaysian Queer Anthology eds Jerome Kugan and Pang Khee Teik.239pp Matahari Books ( Petaling Jaya) RM34.
34.
Sea of Rainbows: An Anthology of Multi-Cultural Short Stories from Malaysia ed Muhammad Haji Sallehxv+260pp Institut Terjemahan Negara Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) RM30.
35.
Urban Odysseys: KL Stories eds Janet Tay and Eric Forbesxiii+339pp MPH Group (Petaling Jaya) RM35.90.
36.
Double Skin: New Poetic Voices from Italy and Singapore eds Alvin Pang and Tiziano Fratus220pp Ethos Books (Singapore) S $20.
37.
Fifty on 50 Edwin Thumboo et al. eds 148pp National Arts Council and Ethos Books (Singapore) S $30.
38.
Our Thoughts Are Free: Poems and Prose on Imprisonment and Exile eds Tan Jing Quee, Teo Soh Lung and Koh Kay Yew172pp Ethos Books ( Singapore) S $20.
39.
Reflecting on the Merlion: An Anthology of Poems eds Edwin Thumboo and Yeow Kai Cha92pp National Arts Council ( Singapore).
40.
Simply This, Simply His: Portraits of Sng Boh Khim ed Sng-Fun Poh Yoke172pp Ethos Books (Singapore) S $20.
41.
Tumasik: Contemporary Writing from Singapore ed Alvin Pang243pp Autumn Hill Books S $29.50.
42.
Writing Singapore: An Historical Anthology of Singapore Literature eds Angelia Poon, Philip Holden and Shirley Geok-lin Limxxvi+677pp NUS Press and National Arts Council (Singapore) S $48 (pb) S $75 (hb).
43.
Asian English Writers of Chinese Origin: Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong Amy Tak-Yee Laixii+266pp Cambridge Scholars (Newcastle) £39.99.
44.
"Canons and Questions of Value in Literature in English from the Malayan Peninsula " Rajeev S. Patke Asiatic3(2) pp38-53 < http://asiatic.iiu.edu.my/article/Rajeev%20S.%20Patke.pdf>.
45.
Different Voices: The Singaporean/Malaysian Novel Rosaly Puthuchearyxvi+318pp Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (Singapore) S $35.90.
46.
"Editor’s Introduction:The Critic’s Sense of the Past and the Contemporary"Gwee Li Sui Sharing Borders2edGwee [see this section] pp11-21.
47.
"‘Escape/Escapade’ or Literary Insurgency under Japanese Rule?:The Inchoate Genesis of English Writing in Malaysia and Singapore"T. Wignesan Sharing Borders1 eds Quayum and Wong [see this section] pp58-75.
48.
"A History of the Anglophone Straits Chinese and Their Literature"Neil Khor Jin Keong Sharing Borders1 eds Quayum and Wong [see this section] pp36-57.
49.
"In the Beginning: University Verse in the First Decade of the University of Malaya"Wong Phui Nam Sharing Borders1 eds Quayum and Wong [see this section] pp76-94.
50.
Modern Short Fiction of Southeast Asia: A Literary History ed Teri Shaffer Yamadax+358pp Association for Asian Studies, Inc ( Ann Arbor, Mich) US $28.
51.
"Poets without Borders"Akshita Nanda Straits Times 28 Oct [review of From the Window of This Epoch, see Anthologies: Regional].
52.
"Publication on Singaporean, Malaysian Literature Launched" Zakaria Abdul Wahab Bernama Daily Malaysian News 26 Oct [report on From the Window of This Epoch, see Anthologies: Regional].
53.
Sharing Borders: Studies in Contemporary Singaporean-Malaysian Literature vol 1 eds Mohammad A.Quayum and Wong Phui Nam267pp National Library Board and National Arts Council ( Singapore) S $40.
54.
Sharing Borders: Studies in Contemporary Singaporean-Malaysian Literature vol 2 ed Gwee Li Sui267pp National Library Board and National Arts Council (Singapore) S $40.
55.
Southeast Asian Writers ed David Smythxxiii+430pp Gale (Detroit) US $288.
56.
"Words Over Borders:Trafficking Literatures in Southeast Asia" Muhammad Haji Salleh Asiatic3(2) pp1-24.
57.
"Communities and Conceptual Limits: Exploring Malaysian Literature in English"Philip Holden Asiatic3(2) pp54-68 <http://asiatic.iiu.edu.my/article/Philip%20Holden.article.pdf >.
58.
"Government Upholds Malay Language, Strengthens Command of English" Syed Azwan Syed Ali Bernama Daily Malaysian News 25 July.
59.
"Interculturalism in the Early Malaysian English-Language Theatre"Susan Philip Sharing Borders1 eds Quayum and Wong [see this section: Regional] pp95-113.
60.
"Malaysia and the Author: Face-to-Face with the Challenges of Multiculturalism" Raihanah Mohd. Mydin International Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies5 (2) pp43-63 <http://myais.fsktm.um.edu.my/9248/1/3_malaysia_(43-63).pdf >.
61.
"Preparing for e-Literature: Issues, Methods, Implementation" Ruzy Suliza Hashim and Imran Ho-Abdullah European Journal of Social Sciences7(4) pp58-68 <www.eurojournals.com/ejss_7_4_06.pdf > [on teaching Malaysian literature in English electronically].
62.
"Storytelling across Boundaries: Malaysian Short Stories"Shirley Geok-lin Lim and Wong Soak KoonModern Short Fiction of Southeast Asia ed Yamada [see this section: Regional] pp193-212.
63.
" Writing Malaysia in English: A Critical Perspective" Washima Che Dan and Noritah Omar Sharing Borders2ed Gwee [see this section: Regional] pp151-170.
64.
"10 Poets Make Norton Cut" Stephanie Yap Straits Times 18 Jan [on the selection of ten Singapore poets for Norton’s new internation poetry anthology: Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from The Middle East, Asia, and Beyond].
65.
"Are There Too Many Commercial Acts?"Tara Tan Straits Times 17 December [on whether theatre in Singapore is too commercialised].
66.
"Artists in One Voice?: Are We Seeing a Revitalised Arts Community - Even without the Coffeeshops?"Mayo Martin Today 25 June p36.
67.
"Conflict and Change: The Singapore Short Story" Mary Loh and Teri Shaffer Yamada Modern Short Fiction of Southeast Asia ed Yamada [see this section: Regional] pp213-242.
68.
"Disassembling its Nomenclature: Singapore English-Language Theatre as Phenomenon and Practice" Seet Kheam Keong Sharing Borders2ed Gwee [see this section: Regional] pp171-196.
69.
"Encores Away!: 2010 Is Shaping Up to Be a Year of Restagings"Mayo Martin Today 28 Dec p28.
70.
"Everybody’s a Critic" Cheah Ui-Hoon Business Times 4 Sept [on the negative reviews of the staging of Ong Keng Sen’s Diaspora in Edinburgh and the impact that this would have on the reputation of Singaporean arts and artists].
71.
"Former ISA detainees Tell Their Stories"Lydia Lim Straits Times 8 March [review of Our Thoughts Are Free; see Anthologies: Singapore].
72.
"Found in Translation"Stephanie Yap Straits Times 12 April [review of Double Skin; see Anthologies: Singapore].
73.
Interlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature vol 8, Interviews II ed Ronald D. Klein 274pp Ethos Books (Singapore) S $35.
74.
"Multiculturalisms, Mistranslations and Bilingual Poetry: On Writing as a Chinese" Eddie Tay New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing6(1) pp5-14.
75.
"Merlion Musings"Ong Sor Fern Straits Times 12 March 2009 [review of Reflecting on the Merlion; see Anthologies: Singapore].
76.
"Model for a Multicultural Literary Tradition"Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) 29 Nov [interview with Sunil Govinnage on mulitculturalism in Singapore literature, in comparison with the Sri Lankan situation].
77.
"Nationalism and Interiority: Reflections on Singaporean Poetry from 1980s to 1990s"Cyril Wong Sharing Borders2ed Gwee [see this section: Regional] pp216-235.
78.
"The New Poetry of Singapore"Gwee Li Sui Sharing Borders2ed Gwee [see this section: Regional] pp236-259.
79.
"One People, One Nation in Poems"Edwin Thumboo Straits Times 8 Aug.
80.
"Ong Sor Fern" Interlogue… vol 8 ed Klein [see this section] pp166-185 [this is an interview with Ong, who, as a critic and journalist, is responsible for creating greater awareness of Singapore literature in English].
81.
Review of Singapore Literature in English ed Koh [see Journal of Commonwealth Literature44(4) p123] Agnes S. L. Lam Asiatic3(1) pp118-119 <asiatic.iiu.edu.my/v3n1/article/Agnes_Lam._Review/ Agnes_Lam._Review.pdf>.
82.
"Singaporean Fiction after 1965: A Critical Survey"Eddie Tay Sharing Borders2ed Gwee [see this section: Regional] pp197-215.
83.
"The Singapore Arts Festival at Thirty: Going Global, Glocal, Grobal"William Peterson Asian Theatre Journal26(1) pp111-134.
84.
"Singapore Lightens Up - The Restrictive City-State Relaxes Some Limits on Theaters in a Bid to Become an Arts Hub"Tom Wright Wall Street Journal 28 Mar.
85.
"Valpolicella with Chicken Rice: Italian-Singapore Poetry Anthology Criss-Crosses Globe and Inner Worlds"David Fedo Quarterly Literary Review Singapore8(4) <www.qlrs.com/critique.asp?id=728> [review of Double Skin, see Anthologies: Singapore].
86.
Aw, Tash "Archipelago Unravels"Sudeep Paul Indian Express 17 May [interview].
87.
--- "Brothers Lost in a Phantom Zone"Tom Adair The Scotsman 2 May p15 [ [review of Map of the Invisible World (henceforth MIW), see Fiction: Malaysia].
88.
--- "Charting a Bumpy Course"Stephanie Yap Straits Times 14 June [review of MIW].
89.
--- "An Evocative Tale of Intrigues and Quests"Holly Kyte Sunday Telegraph Magazine 24 May p30 [review of MIW].
90.
--- "Islands of Friendship in a Rough Sea of Change"Ziauddin Sardar The Independent 8 May pp30-31 [review of MIW].
91.
--- "Islands of the Mind"Maya Jaggi The Guardian 2 May p10 [review of MIW].
92.
--- "Making the Most of Memories"Siobhan Murphy Metro 23 Apr pp34-35 [interview].
93.
--- "Mapping the Bigger Picture"Stephanie Yap Straits Times 14 June [interview].
94.
--- "No Place like Home"Kevin Rabalais The Australian 9 May p10 [interview].
95.
--- "On Top of the World"Phil Brown Brisbane News 3 June p14 [interview].
96.
--- "Quests Personal and Political"Debby Waldman Edmonton Journal 21 June pB6 [review of MIW].
97.
--- "Search for Belonging"Carlene Ellwood Sunday Tasmanian 17 May p9 [review of MIW].
98.
--- "Singing The Diaspora (Remixed)"Paramita Ghosh Hindustan Times 8 Feb [interview].
99.
--- "So Much for Fame"Alister McMillan South China Morning Post 26 July [interview].
100.
--- "Storm Waters Rise in Year of Living Dangerously"Geoff Pevere The Toronto Star 24 May pIN07 [review of MIW].
101.
--- "Surviving Soekarno’s Tough Year"Marc McEvoy Sun Herald 14 June p10 [interview].
102.
--- "Thousand Island Blues"Henry Hitchings Financial Times 30 May p16 [review of MIW].
103.
--- "An Urgent Take on Complex Cultures"Eileen Battersby Irish Times23 May p12 [review of MIW].
104.
Che Husna Azhari "Islam and Modernity in the Works of Two Contemporary Malay Anglophone Writers: Che Husna Azhari’s ‘Mariah’ and Karim Raslan’s ‘Neighbours’"Andrew Ng Hock-Soon Journal of Commonwealth Literature44(3) pp127-141.
105.
--- Review of An English Sojourn [2008] Amin Malak Asiatic3(1) pp109-111 <http://asiatic.iiu.edu.my/v3n1/article/Amin_Malak/Amin_Malak.pdf> ;.
106.
de Silva, Mark Beau"Tales of the Storyteller"Aref Omar New Sunday Times 3 May p18 [interview].
107.
--- See Maniam, K.S."Re-shaping Identity" [this section].
108.
Ee Tiang Hong "Ee Tiang Hong: A Poet ahead of His Time"Dennis Haskell Sharing Borders1eds Quayum and Wong pp158-172 [see General Studies: Regional].
109.
--- "Poetry and the Politics of History: Revisiting Ee Tiang Hong"Kirpal Singh Asiatic3(2) pp25-37 <http://asiatic.iiu.edu.my/article/Kirpal%20Singh%20Article.pdf> ;
110.
--- "Self in Exile (I): Ee Tiang Hong, Timothy Mo, and Their Deceptive Polarity"Asian English Writers of Chinese Origin Amy Lai pp51-88 [see General Studies: Regional].
111.
--- "Technique and Empire in the Poetry of Ee Tiang Hong" David G.Butt World Englishes28(3) pp365-393.
112.
Ellina Abdul Majid "Perhaps in Paradise (1997)" Different Voices Puthucheary pp220-238 [see General Studies: Regional].
113.
Fernando, Lloyd"Green is the Colour"Different Voices Puthucheary pp163-180 [see General Studies: Regional].
114.
--- "Lloyd Fernando" Mohammad A. Quayum Southeast Asian Writers ed Smyth pp51-54 [see General Studies: Regional].
115.
--- "Nation and Religion in the Fiction of Lloyd Fernando"Andrew Ng Sharing Borders1eds Quayum and Wong pp114-127 [see General Studies: Regional].
116.
Flint, Sharmini Mahadevan"The Killer in KL"Amrita Dutta Indian Express 29 Aug [review of A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder, see Fiction: Malaysia].
117.
--- "Lawyer Wins with Inspector Singh"Bron Sibree The West Australian 22 Dec p6 [interview].
118.
--- "Upon Closer Inspection"Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop South China Morning Post 6 Sept [interview].
119.
Karim Raslan "Hitting the Road for a Better Political Picture"Clarissa Tan Business Times (Singapore) 21 Aug [interview].
120.
--- "Making Sense of the Fault Lines"Clarissa Tan Business Times 21 Aug [review of Malaysia, a Dream Deferred, see Non-Fiction: Malaysia].
121.
--- "The View from Middle Malaysia"Cheong Suk-Wai Straits Times 27 Oct [interview].
122.
--- See also Che Husna Azhari "Islam and Modernity," this section.
123.
Kee Thuan Chye. See Lim, Catherine "Self at Home," this section (Singapore).
124.
Kow, Shih-Li.Review of Ripples and Other Stories [2008] Carol Leon Asiatic3(1) pp123-125 <http://asiatic.iiu.edu.my/v3n1/article/Carol_Leon/Carol_Leon.pdf> ;.
125.
--- "Time for Words"Intan Maizura Ahmad Kamal New Sunday Times 29 Mar p2 [interview].
126.
Lee Kok Liang "Flowers in the Sky (1981)" Different Voices Puthucheary pp35-55 [see General Studies: Regional].
127.
--- "Home Again: Lee Kok Liang, Agnes Lam, and Transcultural Spaces"Asian English Writers of Chinese Origin Amy Lai pp125-144 [see General Studies: Regional].
128.
--- "Point, Countepoint: Lee Kok Liang’s Malaysian Fiction"Bernard Wilson Sharing Borders1eds Quayum and Wong pp128-145 [see General Studies: Regional].
129.
--- "The ‘Postcolonial Gothic’: Absent Histories, Present Contexts"Philip Holden Textual Practice23(3) pp353-372 [a comparison of the "postcolonial gothic" elements in Lee’s fiction and those in the work of the Filipino writer, Nick Joaquin].
130.
Lee Zhia Ern, Adeline.Review of Lethal Lesson and Other Stories Basavaraj Naikar Asiatic 3(2) pp128-130 <asiatic.iiu.edu.my/article/ Basavaraj%20Naikar.review.pdf> [see Fiction: Malaysia].
131.
Lim, Shirley.Review of Listening to the Singer [2007] Tammy Ho Lai-ming Asiatic3(1) pp104-108 <asiatic.iiu.edu.my/v3n1/article/Tammy_Ho/ Tammy_Ho.pdf>.
132.
--- "Self in Exile (II): Shirley Lim, Xu Xi, and In-Between Existences"Asian English Writers of Chinese Origin Amy Lai [see General Studies: Regional] pp89-124.
133.
--- "Shirley Geok-lin Lim: A Myriad-Minded Writer" Pauline T. Newton Sharing Borders1eds Quayum and Wong pp225-242 [see General Studies: Regional].
134.
Loh, Vyvyane"Intervening in Trauma: Bodies, Violence, and Interpretive Possibilities in Vyvyane Loh’s Breaking the Tongue" Sally E. McWilliams Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature28(1) pp141-163.
135.
Louis, Marie Gerrina"The Road to Chandibole (1994)"Different Voices Puthucheary pp181-200 [see General Studies: Regional].
136.
Maniam, K.S."Alienation, Self-Realisation, and Community in K. S. Maniam"Sharing Borders2ed Gwee pp65-79 [see General Studies: Regional].
137.
--- "Re-shaping Identity through the Body: An Analysis of K.S. Maniam’s The Sandpit: Womensis and Mark de Silva’s Stories for Amah"Susan Philip Asiatic3(2) pp69-87.
138.
--- "The Return (1981)"Different Voices Puthucheary [see General Studies: Regional] pp56-76.
139.
--- "Through the Coils of Memory and Ethnicity: The Malaysian Indian Journey to Nationhood"Shanthini Pillai and Ganakumaran Subramaniam European Journal of Social Sciences7(3) <www.eurojournals.com/ejss_7_3_13.pdf> ; [on Maniam’s In a Far Country (1993)].
140.
Narayanan, Bernice "A True Confidante"Divya Kumar The Hindu 12 Feb. [interview].
141.
Salleh ben Joned.Review of Poems Sacred and Profane [2008] Andrew Ng Asiatic3(1) pp120-122 <http://asiatic.iiu.edu.my/v3n1/article/Andrew_Ng/Andrew_Ng.pdf>.
142.
Samarasan, Preeta"Fulfilling a Secret Desire"Clarissa Tan Business Times (Singapore) 17 Apr [interview].
143.
--- "Passage from India: First Novel Captures Dysfunction, Mystery among Tamil Immigrants’ Descendants"Geeta Sharma-Jensen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 11 Jan pE-5 [review of Evening Is the Whole Day, see Journal of Commonwealth Literature44(4) p125].
144.
--- "Powerful, Memorable Debut Novel"Clarissa Tan Business Times (Singapore) 17 April [review of Evening Is the Whole Day].
145.
Wong Phui Nam "The Poetry of Wong Phui Nam: Confronting the Wilderness"K. S. Maniam Sharing Borders1eds Quayum and Wong [see General Studies: Regional] pp190-196.
Alfian Sa’at "Alfian Sa’at"Interlogue… vol 8 ed Klein [see General Studies: Singapore] pp14-39.
148.
--- "Beauty Boomz"Tara Tan Straits Times 20 Nov [review of staging of Alfian’s version of Beauty and the Beast].
149.
--- "Hear the Poet Roar"Stephanie Yap Straits Times 1 Feb [on the significance of Alfian’s poetry collection One Fierce Hour (1998)].
150.
--- See also, Sharma, Haresh "Haresh Sharma and Alfian bin Sa’at" this section.
151.
Baratham, Gopal"A Candle or the Sun (1991)"Different Voices Puthucheary [see General Studies: Regional] pp99-120.
152.
--- "Digitally Augmented Reality Characters in Live Theatre Performances" Daniel Jernigan et al. International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media5(1) pp35-49 [on the adaptation of Baratham’s short story, "The Ultimate Commodity" for the stage].
153.
--- "Gopal Baratham" Wai-chew Sim Southeast Asian Writers ed Smyth [see General Studies: Regional] pp8-12.
154.
--- "The Parables of Gopal Baratham"Lily Rose Tope Sharing Borders1eds Quayum and Wong [see General Studies: Regional] pp197-209.
155.
--- "Towards a Cosmopolitan Readership: New Literatures in English in the Classroom" Michael C. Prusse Transcultural English Studies: Theories, Fictions, Realities ed Frank Schulze-Engler et al. Rodopi (Amsterdam) pp373-391 [includes discussion of the pedagogical use of Baratham’s short fiction].
156.
Boey Kim Cheng "Singapore between Past and Future: Boey Kim Cheng’s Between Stations Salvages Memory and Lost Ground"Shirley Geok-lin Lim Quarterly Literary Review Singapore8(4) <www.qlrs.com/critique.asp?id=729> [review of Boey’s Between Stations, see Non-Fiction: Singapore].
157.
--- "‘The Traveller’s Dream’: Nation and Diaspora in the Work of Boey Kim Cheng"Anne Brewster Sharing Borders2ed Gwee [see General Studies: Regional] pp124-136.
158.
Cheong, Felix"Felix Cheong"Interlogue… vol 8 ed Klein [see General Studies: Singapore] pp40-63.
159.
Cheong, Fiona"Shadow Theatre (2002)" Different Voices Puthucheary [see General Studies: Regional] pp258-277.
160.
Chua, Dave"Hurt in Heartlands"Stephanie Yap Straits Times5 Apr [on the significance of Chua’s novel Gone Case (1997)].
161.
Goh Poh Seng "Caught between Earth and Sky: The Life and Works of Goh Poh Seng"Aaron Lee Soon Yong Sharing Borders1eds Quayum and Wong [see General Studies: Regional] pp210-224.
162.
--- "Goh Poh Seng"Philip Holden Southeast Asian Writers ed Smyth [see General Studies: Regional] pp55-59.
163.
--- "Poet in ‘Exile’ Makes Peace with Homeland"Straits Times 8 Aug [on Goh’s brief return to Singapore].
164.
Jeyaretnam, Philip"Abraham’s Promise (1995)" Different Voices Puthucheary [see General Studies: Regional] pp201-219.
165.
--- "Find Your Own Path"Stephanie Yap Straits Times 4 Jan [on the significance of Jeyaretnam’s collection of short stories, First Loves (1987).
166.
--- "From Rank Outsider to Public Guardian"Sue-Ann Chia Straits Times 4 Dec [on Jeyaretnam’s life as a pubic figure and his politics].
167.
--- "Philip Jeyaretnam"Nicky Garsten Southeast Asian Writers ed Smyth [see General Studies: Regional] pp84-89.
168.
--- "Sustained Socio-Political Issues Across Philip Jeyaretnam’s Oeuvre"Nicky Garsten Sharing Borders2ed Gwee [see General Studies: Regional] pp111-123.
169.
Koh, Gilbert"No Grand New Word: Originality, Depth, and Other Missing Things"Nicholas Liu Quarterly Literary Review Singapore8(4) [review of Two Baby Hands, see Poetry: Singapore] <www.qlrs.com/critique.asp?id=730> .
170.
Kon, Stella"Nation and Belonging in Stella Kon’s Plays"Wong Soak Koon Sharing Borders1eds Quayum and Wong [see General Studies: Regional] pp243-260.
171.
--- "The Original Little Nonya"Stephanie Yap Straits Times 7 June [on the significance of Kon’s monodrama Emily of Emerald Hill (1984)].
172.
Kuo Pao Kun "The Initial Stage"Stephanie Yap Straits Times 3 May [on the significance of the plays collected in Kuo’s The Coffin Is Too Big for the Hole and Other Plays (1990)].
173.
--- "United in Spirits"Adeline Chia Straits Times 23 July [attempts to highlight Kuo’s achievements in theatre education after the temporary closure of the late thespian’s Theatre Training & Research Programme].
174.
Lau Siew Mei"Playing Madame Mao (2000)"Different Voices Puthucheary [see General Studies: Regional] pp239-257.
175.
--- Review of Dispeller of Worries [see Fiction: Singapore]Sim Wai Chew Asiatic3(2) pp118-120.
176.
Lee, Johann S."Heart of a Family Man"Stephanie Yap Straits Times11 Jan [review of Quiet Time; see Journal of Commonwealth Literature44(4) p125].
177.
Lee, Laremy "From Army Camp to Stage"Tara Tan Straits Times 6 July [interview].
178.
Lee, Madeleine"Madeleine Lee"Interlogue… vol 8 ed Klein [see General Studies: Singapore] pp84-103.
179.
Lee Tzu Pheng"Poetry on the Brink: The Indeterminate Persona in the Poetry of Lee Tzu Pheng"Lily Rose Tope Sharing Borders2ed Gwee [see General Studies: Regional] pp49-64.
180.
Leo, David"David Leo"Interlogue… vol 8 ed Klein [see General Studies: Singapore] pp104-123.
181.
Leong Liew Geok "A Voice for Women"Stephanie Yap Straits Times 5 July [on the significance of Leong’s poetry collection Love Is Not Enough (1991)].
182.
Lim, Catherine"Between Tales of Romance, a Writer Jabs at Singapore’s Patriarchs" Seth Mydans, New York Times 19 Sept.
183.
--- "Catherine Lim"Peter Wicks Southeast Asian Writers ed Smyth [see General Studies: Regional] pp137-142.
184.
--- "Self at Home: Catherine Lim, Christine Lim and Kee Thuan Chye"Asian English Writers of Chinese Origin Amy Lai [see General Studies: Regional] pp31-50.
185.
--- "With a Smile, A Writer Vexes the Men Who Run Singapore"Seth Mydans International Herald Tribune 16 September p3 [interview].
186.
--- "Who’s Afraid of Catherine Lim?"Philip Holden Sharing Borders2ed Gwee [see General Studies: Regional] pp80-92.
187.
--- "Who’s Afraid of Catherine Lim? The State in Patriarchal Singapore"Kenneth Paul Tan Asian Studies Review33(1) pp43-62.
188.
Lim, Jeffrey"Jeffrey Lim"Interlogue… vol 8 ed Klein [see General Studies: Singapore] pp124-145.
189.
Lim, Suchen Christine"Fistful of Colours and Urban Renewal in Singapore: From Frowsy Woman to Sassy Young Lass"Suchen Christine Lim Quarterly Literary Review Singapore8(1) [transcript of a talk given at the School of African & Oriental Studies, University of London, 28 Oct 2008].
190.
--- "Rice Bowl (1984)" Different Voices Puthucheary [see General Studies: Regional] pp77-98.
191.
--- "Suchen Christine Lim". Tamara S. Wagner Southeast Asian Writers ed Smyth [see General Studies: Regional] pp148-152.
192.
--- "Suchen Christine Lim’s Fistful of Colours: Artfully Configuring Fragments"Sharing Borders2ed Gwee [see General Studies: Regional] pp93-110.
193.
--- Review of Rice Bowl (1984) and A Bit of Earth (2001) Angelia Poon Asiatic3(2) pp115-117 <asiatic.iiu.edu.my/article/Angelia%20Poon. review.pdf> [the review is based on the re-issue of these two novels during the year].
194.
--- "What Lies Beneath"David Evans South China Morning Post 25 Oct [interview].
195.
--- "Writing Historical Fiction: A Dialogue with Suchen Christine Lim"Philip Holden Asiatic3(2) pp101-107 <asiatic.iiu.edu.my/article/ Philip%20Holden%20Interview%20with%20Suchen%20Lim.pdf>. --- See also, Lim, Catherine "Self at Home", this section.
196.
Ng Yi-sheng "Education Ministry Drops Arts Mentor"Adeline Chia Straits Times 3 Oct [Ng’s homosexuality got in the way of his mentorship of students in schools].
197.
--- "Ng Yi-sheng" Interlogue… vol 8 ed Klein [see General Studies: Singapore] pp146-165.
198.
Ong Keng Sen "The Acid Tongue:Theatreworks Doesn’t Work in Edinburgh"Cyril Wong Quarterly Literary Review Singapore8(4) < www.qlrs.com/acid.asp?id=713> [selection of reviews on the highly negative reception to Ong’s staging of his Diaspora in Edinburgh].
199.
--- "Defending Diaspora"Deepika Shetty Straits Times 25 Aug [on the negative criticisms of Ong’s Diaspora in Edinburgh].
200.
--- "Diaspora Disappoints"Adeline Chia Straits Times 19 Aug [negative reviews by British critics of Ong’s production].
201.
--- "Faust and Furious: To Hell and Back in the Stalls"Kate Bassett Independent on Sunday 23 Aug pp54-5 [review of three dramatic productions at Edinburgh, with Ong’s Diaspora being considered the worst of the three].
202.
--- "The Politics of Location in Othello, Djanet Sears’s Harlem Duet, and Ong Keng Sen’s Desdemona"Joanne Tompkins Contemporary Theatre Review19(3) pp269-278.
203.
Poon, Wena"Collection of Asian Tableaux Charms"Christopher Lim Business Times 6 Nov [review of The Proper Care Of Foxes; see Fiction: Singapore].
204.
--- "Wena Poon Has Elevated Literary Ambitions - But May Find Herself in a Populist Pigeonhole"Stephen McCarty South China Morning Post 6 Dec p14.
205.
Sharma, Haresh"A Bedroom with a View"Cheah Ui-Hoon Business Times 4 Dec [review of Bedrooms, which was simultaneously staged in two different languages].
206.
--- "Can Gays Change?"Tara Tan Straits Times 15 Oct [preview of Can Change, a triple bill written by Sharma, on whether singles, homosexuals and Marxists can change].
207.
--- "Haresh Sharma and Alfian bin Sa’at: Writing an Alternative Ethic in Singapore"David Birch Sharing Borders2ed Gwee [see General Studies: Regional] pp137-150.
208.
--- "Marx My Words; Playwright Haresh Sharma Looks Back on His ‘Marxist’ Year for New Play"Mayo Martin Today 30 Dec [interview with Sharma on Marxists Can Change, see "Can Gays Change?"].
209.
--- "Scenes from a Sofa"Adeline Chia Straits Times 29 Oct [review of performance of Sharma’s Sofaman by Sharma’s company, The Necessary Stage and Russian group Theatre KnAM].
210.
--- "Stories That Cross Cultures"Tara Tan Straits Times 27 Feb [review of the performance of Sharma’s Past Caring by The Necessary Stage, and the Australian group, the Tony Yap Company].
211.
--- "This Is My Land, Or Yours?"Tara Tan Straits Times 21 Feb [preview of Sharma’s Past Caring, see the prvious entry].
212.
Shelley, Rex"Acute Observer of Life"Stephanie Yap Straits Times 25 Aug [obituary].
213.
--- "Author Rex Shelley Dies, 78"Serene Luo Straits Times 25 Aug [report on Shelley’s death].
214.
--- "Changing Tides"Stephanie Yap Straits Times 2 Aug [on the significance of Shelley’s The Shrimp People].
215.
--- "The Dispersal of Eurasian Identity and the Ethics of Remembrance: Rex Shelley’s Eurasian Quartet"Eddie Tay Sharing Borders1eds Quayum and Wong [see General Studies: Regional] pp146-157.
216.
Shiau, Daren"Daren Shiau"Interlogue… vol 8 ed Klein [see General Studies: Singapore] pp186-203.
217.
--- "Where the Heart Is"Stephanie Yap Straits Times 1 Mar [on the significance of Shiau’s Heartland (1999)].
218.
Sim, Desmond " The Curious Case of Modern Men" Cheah Ui-Hoon Business Times 4 Sep [interview with Sim on the forthcoming production of his play, Manhood].
219.
--- "An Expression of the Language of the Mind" Amanda De Guzman Business Times 13 Feb [preview of Love Letters, which is a twin-bill staging of Sim’s plays Wife #11 and Akan Datang].
220.
--- "Love in a Time of Polygamy"Tara Tan Straits Times 29 Jan [preview of Love Letters, see above entry].
221.
--- "Romance, S’pore-Style; Twin-Bill Romantic Production Takes Its Cue from an Old Photo and a Movie Ticket"Mayo Martin Today 5 Feb [interviews with the production team of Love Letters].
222.
Singh, Kirpal. See Yeo, Robert, below, "Robert Yeo and Kirpal Singh".
223.
Sng Boh Kim "Late Hubby Had Something to Say"Sylvia Toh Paik Choo The New Paper 17 Mar [on Simply This - Simply His (see Anthologies: Singapore), a commemorative tribute to the late poet, edited by his widow].
224.
Tan Hwee Hwee"Hwee Hwee Tan"Nicky Garsten Southeast Asian Writers ed Smyth [see General Studies: Regional] pp291-295.
225.
Tan Tarn How "Return of the ‘S’ Machine; Controversial Play Back after 15 years, Thanks to NUS Theatre Students"Mayo Martin Today 31 Mar p25 [on the revival of Tan’s political satire, The Lady of Soul and Her Ultimate ‘S’ Machine, first staged in 1993].
226.
Tay, Simon"All So Familiar, It Could Be Home: Simon Tay’s City of Small Blessings Has Large Ambitions"Toh Hsien Min Quarterly Literary Review Singapore8(2) <www.qlrs.com/critique.asp?id=694> [review of City of Small Blessings, see Fiction: Singapore].
227.
--- "Simon S. C. Tay"Eddie Tay Southeast Asian Writers ed Smyth [see General Studies: Regional] pp296-300.
228.
Tham, Claire"Claire Tham"Matilda Gabrielpillai Southeast Asian Writers ed Smyth [see General Studies: Regional] pp301-304.
229.
Thumboo, Edwin"50 Years & After"Edwin Thumboo Straits Times 30 May [his views on Singapore as a nation].
230.
--- "A Journey to Mandai"Sunil Govinnage Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) 22 Nov [personal encounters with Thumboo and an assessment of his poetry and position in Singapore literature in English].
231.
--- "Poetry Emotion"David Evans South China Morning Post 20 Sep [interview].
232.
--- "The Poetry of Edwin Thumboo"Rajeev S. Patke Sharing Borders1 eds Quayum and Wong [see General Studies: Regional] pp173-189.
233.
Toh Hsien Min"Property Craze Sparks Poem"Straits Times 8 Aug [on how one of Toh’s poems got written].
234.
Wong, Cyril " Cyril Wong" Interlogue… vol 8 ed Klein [see General Studies: Singapore] pp204-231.
235.
--- "Fairy Tales with Bite"Stephanie Yap Straits Times 6 Sep [review of Let Me Tell You Something about That Night, see Fiction: Singapore].
236.
--- "Short, Not Sweet"Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop South China Morning Post 18 Oct [interview].
237.
Yap, Arthur"From the Tentative to the Conditional: Detachment and Liminality in the Poetry of Arthur Yap"Boey Kim Cheng Sharing Borders2 ed Gwee [see General Studies: Regional] pp22-35.
238.
Yeo, Robert"Robert Yeo and Kirpal Singh: Singapore’s Literary Activists"Ronald D. Klein Sharing Borders2ed Gwee [see General Studies: Regional] pp36-48.
239.
Yew, Chay"Gimmicks Galore"Adeline Chia Straits Times 25 May [review of Yew’s Visible Cities, which was staged in Singapore by the Fattore K Company of Italy].
240.
--- "Overwhelming but Unforgettable"Amanda De Guzman Business Times 25 May [review of Visible Cities].
241.
--- "S’pore Too Cushy for Artists?"Tara Tan Straits Times 20 May [interview].
242.
--- "A Tale of Two Cities"Cheah Ui-Hoon Business Times 20 May [interview with Yew and preview of Visible Cities]
243.
Yong Shu Hoong"Yong Shu Hoong"Interlogue… vol 8 ed Klein [see General Studies: Singapore] pp232-251.
244.
Yu, Ovidia " Ovidia Yu" Interlogue… vol 8 ed Klein [see General Studies: Singapore] pp252-271.
245.
Karim Raslan Malaysia, a Dream Deferred. Ceritalah3248pp Marshall Cavendish (Rawang) RM30.
246.
Loh, AdelinePeeing in the Bush: The Misadventures of Two Asian Girls in Zambia231pp MPH Group ( Petaling Jaya) RM35.90.
247.
Boey, KimCheng Between Stations320pp Giramondo (Artarmon, N.S.W.): A $27.99.
