Singapore 1997-1998

Abstract

References

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The Singapore Story: A Learning Nation: A Select Bibliography ed and comp Eugene Tan Hwi Choon 118pp National Reference Library, National Library Board (Singapore [1998]).

Statistics on Singapore: An Annotated Bibliography of Sources in NUS Library ed and comp Lim-Yeo Pin Pin Reference & Information Services Dept., Central Library, National University of Singapore (Singapore [1998]). [WWW URL: http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/bib/sscont.html].

Arts, Cultural & Media Scenes in Singapore ed Koh Siong Ling 122pp Ministry of Information and The Arts ( Singapore [1998]).

Singapore: Facts and Pictures 1997 Ministry of Information and the Arts (Singapore [1997]).

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Alfian Sa'at One Fierce Hour Landmark Books ( Singapore [1998]).

Cheong, Felix Temptation and Other Poems Foreword by Lee Tzu Pheng 34pp Landmark Books ( Singapore [1998]).

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Chia, Grace Womango 97pp Rank Books (Singapore [ 1998]).

11.

Gwee Li Sui Who Wants to Buy a Book of Poems? Landmark Books (Singapore [1998]).

12.

Kucinta Setia Odes to Edibles: An Anthology of Singapore Dialect Poems 53pp Seaview Press ( Henley Beach, S. Aust. [1998]).

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Lee Soon Yong, Aaron 1997/A Visitation of Sunlight 58pp Ethos Books ( Singapore [1997]) S $11.65/US $7.00.

14.

Lee Tzu Pheng Lambada by Galilee & Other Surprises 64pp Times Books International ( Singapore [1997]) S $9.90.

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Leo, David One Journey, Many Rivers 130pp Ethos Books (Singapore [ 1997]) S $11.65/US $7.00.

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Lin Hsin Hsin In Bytes We Travel 197pp World Scientific (Singapore [1997 ]).

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Pang, Alvin Testing the Silence 84pp Ethos Books (Singapore [ 1997]) S $11.65/US $7.00.

18.

Sin, Damien Saints Sinners and Singaporeans: A Collection of Poems 109pp Angsana Books ( Singapore [1998]).

19.

Singh, Kirpal Catwalking and the Games We Play 58pp Ethos Books (Singapore [1998]) S $11.65/US $7.00.

20.

Tan, Lucy Lucy Tan's 108 Fragments 118pp The Bookshop Etc (Singapore [1997 ]) S $13.

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Tan, Nalla The Collected Poems of Nalla Tan 110pp Times Books International (Singapore [ 1998]).

22.

Tan, Paul Kim Liang Driving into Rain 89pp Raffles Editions ( Singapore [1998 ]) S $12.90.

23.

Wong Shin Ming And Other Poems 69pp Raffles Editions (Singapore [1997 ]).

24.

Chay Yew Porcelain and a Language of Their Own: Two Plays 230pp Grove Press ( New York [1997]).

25.

Lee, Dick Fried Rice Paradise: A Musical [not paginated] Landmark Books (Singapore [1997]).

26.

Netto, Leslie Maria: Based on a True Story 171pp Minerva Press (London [1998]).

27.

Cheong, Colin Tangerine SNP Publishing ( Singapore [1997]) S $14.90.

28.

Gay, Jenny The Singapore Sting 158pp Angsana Books (Singapore [ 1997]).

29.

Goh Sin Tub The Campus Spirit and Other Stories 236pp Raffles SNP Editions ( Singapore [ 1998]). [Published in 1994 as Mass Possession: Tales of the Supernatural and Natural.]

30.

Women and Their Stories 191pp Times Books International (Singapore [1997]).

31.

- One Singapore: 65 Stories by a Singaporean 236pp SNP Publishing ( Singapore [1998]) S $9.60.

32.

Kwok, Amos Elevator Food 197pp Federal Publications (Singapore [ 1998]) US $6.90.

33.

— Skive 192pp Federal Publications (Singapore [ 1998]) US $6.90.

34.

- Walking the Balloon 176pp Federal Publications (Singapore [ 1998]) US $6.90.

35.

Lee, Russell et al. The Almost Complete Collection of True Singapore Ghost Stories. Books 6-9 Angsana Books (Singapore [ 1997]).

36.

Lim, Catherine The Bondmaid 343pp Orion (London [1997]). UK £9.99 [Originally self-published by the author in Singapore in 1995.]

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— The Teardrop Story Woman 329pp Orion (London [1998]). S $27.50/ US $24.95.

38.

Piranha My KO Kampong 140pp SNP Publishing (Singapore [ 1998]).

39.

Shelley, Rex A River of Roses 400pp Times Book International (Singapore [ 1998]).

40.

Soh Sheng Aik Pop Philosophy 309pp Simpleman Books (Singapore [1998 ]) US $7.90 (online).

41.

Tan Hwee Hwee Foreign Bodies 278pp Michael Joseph (London [ 1997]) UK £12.99.

42.

Wee Kiat Eat Company Sleep Bunk Berth: A New Novel 349pp Landmark Books ( Singapore [1997]).

43.

Wong, Pat Going Home SNP Publishing 125pp (Singapore [ 1997]) S $14.90.

44.

Wong, Yang Joel West Coast 162pp Armour Publishing (Singapore [1997 ]). S $10.00.

45.

In Blue Silk Girdle: Stories from Malaysia and Singapore ed M.A. Quayum 220pp Universiti Putra Malaysia Press (Serdang [1998]).

46.

Eye on the World: Celebrating Diversity eds Anne Pakir and Doreen Goh 99pp UniPress ( Singapore [1997]).

47.

More than Half the Sky: Creative Writings by Thirty Singaporean Women ed Leong Liew Geok 344pp Times Books (Singapore [ 1998]).

48.

Lives: 10 Years of Singapore Theatre 1987-1997 ed Sanjay Krishnan The Necessary Stage ( Singapore [1997]).

49.

' 10 years of Being Necessary - Nine Lives: Survival of Singapore Theatre' Elizabeth A. Kaiden Straits Times 27 November 1997.

50.

'After the (Unwritten) "Postcolonial" in Southeast Asia: What Happens Next?' Ismail S. Talib 'The Silent Word': Textual Meaning and the Unwritten ed Robbie Goh Singapore University Press and World Scientific Publishing ( Singapore) pp59-70 [1998].

51.

' Around the Bull's Eye: "Feminist Theatre" in Singapore' Ngiam Su-Lin 9 Lives: 10 Years of Singapore Theatre 1987-1997 ed Sanjay Krishnan (see this section above) pp111-24.

52.

' Arts Education in Civic Society: A Forum on Arts Education in Singapore' 9 Lives: 10 Years of Singapore Theatre 1987-1997 ed Sanjay Krishnan (see this section above) pp89-110.

53.

' Awaiting New Stage Directions' Parvathi Narayan Business Times 26 September 1998.

54.

' Broadcast Journalist Wins Merit Award' Ong Sor Fern Straits Times 27 November 1997.

55.

' The Challenge and Scope of Arts Education in Civic Society' Kok Heng Leun 9 Lives: 10 Years of Singapore Theatre 1987-1997 ed Sanjay Krishnan (see this section above) pp80-8.

56.

' The Child, the Masochist and the Actor: The Use and Abuse of History in the Recent Festival of Asian Performing Arts' Ismail S Talib Esplanade The Arts Magazine (September-October) pp68-9 [1997].

57.

' Colonial Fiction, Hybrid Lives: Early Singaporean Fiction in The Straits Chinese Magazine' Philip Holden Journal of Commonwealth Literature 33(1) pp85-98 [1998]

58.

'Collaboration and Social Commitment in the Necessary Stage' Audrey Wong Wai Yen 9 Lives: 10 Years of Singapore Theatre 1987-1997 ed Sanjay Krishnan (see this section above) pp193-9.

59.

' The Creation Of a Culture: Forging an Artistic Identity From Singapore's Melting Pot' Katherine Knorr International Herald Tribune (Features) 25 November 1998 p11.

60.

' Eastern Criticisms, Western Perceptions: The Singaporean Writer, The Western Press, and the Image of Singapore' Ismail S. Talib Harvard Asia Pacific Review 1(2) (Summer) pp78-81 [1997].

61.

' The Esplanade Collection: Artworks of Esplanade Theatres on the Bay' Venka Purushothaman Esplanade The Arts Magazine July/August 1997 pp76-7.

62.

' Exalting the Past: Nostalgia and the Construction of Heritage in Children's Literature' Lily Kong L. Tay Area 30(2) (June) pp133-43 [1998].

63.

' Gaining Cultural Capital: Everyone Knows You Can't Order Creativity. So What is Singapore Doing To Become an Artistic Beacon?' Alexandra A. Seno and Santha Oorjitham AsiaWeek 12 September 1997.

64.

' A Global City for the Arts? (Singapore)' Lynn Gumpert Art in America December 1997 pp41+.

65.

' Has S'pore Drama Gone Parochial?' C.J. Wee Wan-Ling Straits Times (Review) 20 December 1998 p40.

66.

' High-Brow, Low-Brow, No-Brow - 3 Plays to Help Sell the Week to More People ' Ong Sor Fern Straits Times 25 August 1997 .

67.

'Imaginary Fronts: The Necessary Stage and the Problems of Representation' Lee Weng Choy 9 Lives: 10 Years of Singapore Theatre 1987-1997 ed Sanjay Krishnan (see this section above) pp212-24.

68.

Interlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature Volume 1: Fiction ed Kirpal Singh Ethos Books ( Singapore [1998]). S $17.36 / US $10.60.

69.

' Keeping the Babies in the Microwave: The Necessary Stage's Role in Separating Minority Issues from Urban Myth' Hannah Pandian 9 Lives: 10 Years of Singapore Theatre 1987-1997, ed Sanjay Krishnan (see this section above) pp225-37.

70.

' The Language of Speech in Singapore Fiction' Ismail Talib Interlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature Volume 1 ed Kirpal Singh (see this section above) pp157-166

71.

' Let's Not be Closed about Culture' Lee Swee Hoon Straits Times (Forum) 22 December 1998 p28.

72.

' The Local and the Universal in Theatre' David Britton 9 Lives: 10 Years of Singapore Theatre 1987-1997 ed Sanjay Krishnan (see this section above) pp72-9.

73.

' Mama Brought Back Dialects: Many Voices Make the Lion City Roar' SE Clarissa Oon Straits Times (Life! Cover Story) 7 October 1998.

74.

' Many Happy Returns, Substation' Elizabeth A. Kaiden Straits Times (Life!) 7 September 1998 p5.

75.

' Memorial Reconstructions: Trends in Biography and Autobiography' Syed Nasir Raza Kazmi Interlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature Volume I ed Kirpal Singh (see this section above) pp17-27.

76.

' A Necessary Practice' Alvin Tan 9 Lives: 10 Years of Singapore Theatre 1987-1997 ed Sanjay Krishnan (see this section above) pp251-72.

77.

' The Necessary Stage 10 Years After' Audrey Wong Esplanade The Arts Magazine January/February 1997 pp26-7.

78.

' No Rhyme to Win Award but There's Reason' Straits Times 6 December 1997.

79.

' Notes on Proscriptions and Manners' Jenadas Devan 9 Lives: 10 Years of Singapore Theatre 1987-1997, ed Sanjay Krishnan (see this section above) pp238-46.

80.

' No Top Award But Many Winners' Ong Sor Fern Straits Times (Life!) 25 November 1998 p2.

81.

' Of Course There's a Place for the Arts and Humanities!' Jason Leow Straits Times 17 May 1997.

82.

'Playwright's Voice: A Forum on Playwriting' 9 Lives: 10 Years of Singapore Theatre 1987-1927 ed Sanjay Krishnan (see this section above) pp54-71.

83.

' Poetry Can be Taken Further Gan Yung Chyan Straits Times (Mailbag) 14 March 1997.

84.

' Poetry in Motion - Poetry Gets an Airing at Hip and Happening Sessions' Ong Sor Fern Straits Times 6 March 1997.

85.

' Poets, Posers or Prostitutes' Lisa Marie Tan Esplanade The Arts Magazine July/August 1998 pp29-31.

86.

' Policies Affecting Arts Education: The Heart of the Matter' Sylvia Chong Arts Education Policy Review January 1998 pp22+.

87.

' Real Life Adventures: Space for Worm's Eye View Too' Ong Sor Fern Straits Times (Life! Cover Story) 22 August 1998 pp1-2.

88.

' Rocky Road for S'pore Artists in Search of More Freedom?' Koh Buck Song Straits Times (Insight) 16 May 1998 p44.

89.

' Seeking a Market for Local Fiction: One Writer's Experience' Jaime Ee Business Times 6 September 1997.

90.

' Singapore' Max Le Blond The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre. Vol 5: Asia/Pacific ed Don Rubin Routledge (London [1998 ]) pp397-405.

91.

' Singapore and the Two Ulysses' Rajeev S Patke The Arts 6 pp24-30 [1998].

92.

' Singapore-Culture: Growing Role As Asia's Cultural Hub' Johanna Son Inter Press Service 8 January 1997.

93.

' Singaporean Literature in English' Ismail S Talib English in New Cultural Contexts: Reflections from Singapore eds J A Foley et al. Oxford University Press (Singapore [1998]) pp270-86.

94.

' Singaporeans Find It Hard to Know Their "Original" Art' Jakarta Post 11 July 1998.

95.

' Singapore English Drama: A Historical Overview 1958-1985' David Birch 9 Lives; 10 Years of Singapore Theatre 1987-1997 ed Sanjay Krishnan (see this section above) pp22-52.

96.

' Singapore, Literature and Identity' Peter Wicks Asian Culture Quarterly 26(1) pp1-8 [1998].

97.

' Singapore Literature Can Promote NE: "Myopic" to Make Students Give Up Literature ' Straits Times 30 May 1997.

98.

' Singapore Literature Prize: SWIM or SINK? - Prize a Boost to Writers but Small Market Still a Hurdle' Ong Sor Fern Straits Times 26 November 1997.

99.

' Singapore Theatre: The Next Ten Years' 9 Lives: 10 Years of Singapore Theatre 1987-1997 ed Sanjay Krishnan (see this section above) pp167-91.

100.

' Soul Party a Fitting Farewell for Poetry-Loving Academic' Ong Sor Fern Straits Times 14 May 1997.

101.

' Theatre: Out of the Theatre' Lisa Marie Tan Esplanade The Arts Magazine July/August 1997 pp20-3.

102.

' Theatre Takes to the Streets... And Malls and MRT Stations' Selina Lum Straits Times 8 December 1997.

103.

' Two More Voices Fill Up The Necessary Stage' Clarissa Oon Straits Times (Life!) 18 December 1998 p4.

104.

' " Universal" Theatre Company Comes of Age' Lee Yin Luen Esplanade The Arts Magazine March/April 1997 pp20-1.

105.

' What Art Makes Possible: Remembering Forum Theatre' Sanjay Krishnan 9 Lives: 10 Years of Singapore Theatre 1987-1997 ed Sanjay Krishnan (see this section above) pp200-11.

106.

' What Future for the Past?: The March of Progress Comes at a Price' Asad Latif Straits Times 13 July 1997.

107.

' Writing Poetry Pays... But Not Much' Ong Sor Fern Straits Times 6 September 1997.

108.

' Young Poets' Society: There's Rhyme and Reason' Ong Sor Fern Straits Times (Life! Cover Story) 3 October 1998 pp1-2.

109.

Alfian

Sa'at 'Hesitant Pupil Masters Writing Skill: Breaking Down Walls' Tan Yi-Ling

Straits Times 12 March 1997.

110.

—— 'Deny Thy Country, Young Man' Amir Muhammad New Straits Times (Life And Times) 28 October 1998 p6.

111.

—— 'Honeymoon Double-Bill' Straits Times (Life!) 26 November 1998 p5.

112.

Baratham, Gopal 'Hunting the Minotaur: Reading Gopal Baratham and Kirpal Singh' Chelva Kanaganayakam Interlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature Volume 1 ed Kirpal Singh (see Criticism: General) pp73-82.

113.

Cheong, Colin 'The Perplexity of Living: Adolescence and Nationalism in Colin Cheong's Stolen Child' Anne Brewster Interlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature Volume 1 ed Kirpal Singh (see Criticism: General) pp83-91.

114.

—— Review of Tangerine anonymous Publishers Weekly 22 September 1997 p73

115.

Cheong, Felix 'Truth Can Be Mundane Too' Kelvin Tan Straits Times (Life!) 5 September 1998 p14.

116.

Chiang, Michael 'A 1989 Hit To Be Updated for the '90S: Tune In to Ix Shen and Gang at Victoria Theatre' anonymous Straits Times 19 January 1997.

117.

— 'Army Daze Marches On to Malaysia after S'pore Run' Sandi Tan Straits Times 9 January 1997.

118.

— 'A Singapore Tale of "War'" Lim Li Min New Straits Times (Life and Times) 29 March 1997 p4.

119.

—— 'Back with a Bang to the Tune of $2.2 m' Chin Soo Fang Straits Times (Life!) 2 March 1998 p6.

120.

—— 'Beauty World Returns for President's Star Charity' anonymous Straits Times 11 February 1998.

121.

—— 'Moving Beyond Tears and Laughter: The Social Comedies of Michael Chiang and Hugh Lee' Catherine Diamond Crossroads 11(1) pp1-23 [1997].

122.

—— 'Singapore's Draft Skewered Comedy Pokes Fun at Country's Rite of Passage ' Associated Press (syndication) The Arizona Republic/The Phoenix Gazette (Front) 1 January 1997 p29.

123.

Elangovan 'Playwright Derides "Sheep Mentality'" Prabhavathi Nair Straits Times 14 November 1997.

124.

Goh Sin Tub '65 Steps Back in Time' Straits Times (Life! News) 20 August 1998 p2.

125.

Gwee Li Sui 'Excue Me, I'm The Kiasue to Queue in This Haiku' Alvin Pang Straits Times (Life!) 12 December 1998 p17.

126.

Hicks, Bonny 'Bonny's Cards Returned to Her Mother' Tan Hsueh Yun Straits Times 25 December 1997.

127.

—— 'Benny's Gift Will Last a Lifetime' Sharon Edwards Straits Times (Mailbag) 9 January 1998.

128.

—— 'Bonny, You Must Wear a Mini' Koh Buck Song Edwards Straits Times 12 January 1998.

129.

—— 'Ex-model Bonny on Way to US to Spend Christmas' anonymous Straits Times 21 December 1997.

130.

— Heaven Can Wait: Conversations with Bonny Hicks 120pp Tal Ben-Shahar Times Books ( Singapore [1998]).

131.

—— 'Heaven Can Wait to Hit Shops in Two Months' Time' Ong Sor Fern Straits Times 3 January 1998.

132.

—— 'The Seeker and the Learner' Tu Weiming Straits Times (Life!) 23 December 1998 p3.

133.

Jeyaretnam, Philip 'Abraham's Promise: Violence Critique and the Birth of a Nation' Rajeev Patke Interlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature Volume 1 ed Kirpal Singh (see Criticism: General) pp117-43.

134.

—— 'Memory and Romanticism in Philip Jeyaretnam's Abraham's Promise' Dennis Haskell Interlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature Volume 1 ed Kirpal Singh (see Criticism: General) pp145-56.

135.

—— 'Politics, and Loss in Philip Jeyaretnam's Singaporean Fiction' Peter Wicks Asian Profile 26 pp357-65 [1998].

136.

— Review of Abraham's Promise Peter Wicks Asian Culture Quarterly 25(4) pp89-91 [1997].

137.

— 'The Significance of Uselessness: Resisting Colonial Masculinity in Philip Jeyaretnam's Abraham's Promise' Philip Holden Jouvert 2(1) http://152.1.96.5/jouvert/i1v2/Holden.htm [1998].

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Koh Buck Song 'Urban Transformation and Post-colonial Ambivalence in Koh Buck Song's Bugis Street Khoo Sim Eng and Anthony Guneratne Interlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature Volume 1 ed Kirpal Singh (see Criticism: General) pp93-104.

139.

Kon, Stella 'Emily of Emerald Hill to be Restaged' Gerald Martinez The Malay Mail (Leisure Guide) 30 November 1998 pl.

140.

Kuo Pao Kun 'Between Two Worlds: A Conversation with Kuo Pao Kun' 9 Lives: 10 Years of Singapore Theatre 1987-1997, ed Sanjay Krishnan (see Criticism: General) pp126-42.

141.

— 'The Children Can Talk But Are They Communicating?' Elizabeth A. Kaiden Straits Times (Life!) 10 October 1998 p5.

142.

—— 'Destination Entertainment: Singapore; Arts More Cake Than Icing' Susan Tsang Variety 15 June 1998 pp97.

143.

—— 'English Plays Set for Takeoff after Sickness Grounded Actor' Susan Tsang Straits Times 30 April 1997.

144.

—— 'Entertainment: Call It a Soap Substitute: Singapore TV Viewers Are in for a Culture Shock' Jim Erickson and Santha Oorjitham AsiaWeek 13 June 1997.

145.

—— 'Eunuch Tours Germany' Clarissa Oon Straits Times (Life!) 20 August 1998 p2.

146.

—— 'Fanfare for the Common Man' anonymous Straits Times 1 March 1997.

147.

—— 'French Knighthood Honours Kuo's Questions' anonymous Straits Times 20 January 1997

148.

—— 'Glimpse of Cultural Roots in Geylang' Selina Lum Straits Times 19 August 1997.

149.

—— 'Kuo Pao Kun to Help Add S'pore Flavour to TCS Telemovie' anonymous Straits Times 21 February 1997.

150.

— 'Poetry Can Be Disclosed in Neglected Lives' T. Sasitharan Straits Times 21 July 1997.

151.

—— 'So, Just What Did All the Deaths Achieve?' Clarissa Oon Straits Times (Life!) 17 November 1998 p10.

152.

Lee, Tzu Pheng 'Award-Winning Poet Puts Herself Between the Lines' Ong Sor Fern Straits Times 6 September 1997.

153.

—— 'One of Life's Little Epiphanies' Chan Chih Min New Straits Times (Life And Times) 28 October 1998 p6.

154.

Lim, Catherine 'A Bland Maid' Tan Kim Liang New Straits Times (Life and Times) 5 March 1997 p8.

155.

— 'Agent Helps Catherine Lim Make World Debut: Time Only for the Best in the Business' Ong Sor Fern Straits Times 16 January 1997.

156.

— 'Beauty and the Priest' Ong Sor Fern Straits Times (Life! Cover Story) 4 June 1998 p2.

157.

—— 'Chinese Boxes' Peter Pierce Sydney Morning Herald (Spectrum) 19 September 1998 p8.

158.

— 'Have Pen Will Travel: Life Is Good... So Is the Money' Ong Sor Fern Straits Times (Life! Cover Story) 4 June 1998 pp1-2.

159.

—— 'House of the Spirits' Justin Wintle The Independent (Books) 9 August 1997 p6.

160.

—— 'Living It Up' Audrey Wong Esplanade The Arts Magazine January/ February 1998 pp19-21.

161.

—— 'Malay Girl Finds Life of Her Own' Joan Hinkemeyer Denver Rocky Mountain News (Books) 27 December 1998 p2.

162.

—— 'The Politics of Feminist Expression: An Essay on Catherine Lim's The Teardrop Story Woman' Poppi Smith Interlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature Volume 1 ed Kirpal Singh (see Criticism: General) pp55-61.

163.

—— Review of The Bondmaid, Publishers Weekly 18 August 1997 p66.

164.

—— Review of The Bondmaid Kimberly B. Marlowe New York Times (Book Review Desk) 8 February 1998 p18.

165.

— Review of The Teardrop Story Woman, Publishers Weekly 5 October 1998.

166.

—— 'A Tale of Power of Love' Kristin Rose Sun-Sentinel (Arts & Leisure) 26 October 1997 p12.

167.

—— 'Tearful Tales from China's Past' Calow Sunday Mail (Opinion) 11 October 1998 p10.

168.

—— 'Too Sexy for Singapore, It's The Curse of The Romantic' John Mangan The Age (News) 26 August 1998 p7.

169.

Lim, Suchen Christine 'The Representation of Women in Suchen Christine Lim's Gift from the Gods' Lynn Ang Ling-yin Interlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature Volume 1 ed Kirpal Singh (see Criticism: General) pp63-71.

170.

Lim Thean Soo 'The Other Empire. The Legacy of the Japanese Occupation in the work of Lim Thean Soo' Ronald Klein Interlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature Volume 1 ed Kirpal Singh (see Criticism: General) pp29-43.

171.

Ng, Lilian 'Paradoxical and Unusual' Robert Yeo New Straits Times (Life And Times) 30 September 1998 p7.

172.

Pang, Alvin 'His Hook Catches Words Like Blind Fish' Gwee Li Sui Straits Times (Life!) 12 December 1998 p17.

173.

Pek Siok Lian 'Do You Take This Bride? Straits Times (Life!) 3 October 1998 p7.

174.

— 'Marry-Go-Round' Clarissa Oon Straits Times (Life!) 5 October 1998 p12.

175.

—— 'New York to Get Special Takeaway' Elizabeth A. Kaiden Straits Times (Life! Cover Story) 8 July 1998 p12.

176.

—— 'Pek's Passionate Pursuit - And Ours: Views from the Gallery' Richard Lim Straits Times 11 July 1997.

177.

—— 'Prostitute Hopes to Net Love on Web' Elizabeth A Kaiden Straits Times (Life!) 18 September 1998 p20.

178.

—— 'Theatre-Singapore: Mail Brides in Cyberspace' Kalinga Seneviratne Inter Press Service 18 November 1998.

179.

Sharma, Haresh 'Coffee or Tea with Added Drama' Clarissa Oon Straits Times (Life!) 22 August 1998 p18.

180.

—— 'Come On, Give Superfriends a Fair Verdict' The Straits Times (Life! Mailbag) 19 June 1998 p10.

181.

— 'Docu-Drama Throws Light on the Sufferings of Lupus Victims' Sim Chi Yin Straits Times 5 July 1997.

182.

— 'Is Play adapted from a Book?' Caprice Ng Straits Times (Life! Mailbag) 18 December 1998 p9.

183.

—— 'Pillars Goes to Roots of Racism' Sim Chi Yin Straits Times 27 May 1997.

184.

— ' Pillars of Postmodernity' Ismail S Talib 9 Lives: 10 Years of Singapore Theatre 1987-1997 ed Sanjay Krishnan (see Criticism: General) pp247-50.

185.

—— 'Slam Dancing: Hip Play That Hits Hard' Clarissa Oon Straits Times (Life! Cover Story) 24 November 1998 pp1-2.

186.

—— 'Superheroes Can't Save This' Elizabeth A. Kaiden Straits Times (Life!) 9 June 1998 p5.

187.

—— 'Tap Your Roots on Land and at Sea' Ben Munroe Business Times 11 November 1997

188.

—— 'Tell Me Your Secrets' Elizabeth A. Kaiden Straits Times (Life!) 21 May 1998 p5.

189.

—— 'Virgin Venture for Play on Innocent Abroad' Shawn Er Straits Times 24 July 1997.

190.

— 'Words Straight from the Heart' Ben Munroe Business Times 13 September 1997.

191.

Shelley, Rex 'Emigration as a Resistant Factor in the Creation of a National Literature: Rex Shelley's The Shrimp People' Ismail S Talib Ideas of Home: Literature of Asian Migration ed Geoffrey Kain Michigan State University Press ( Michigan: East Lansing) pp101-14 [1997].

192.

—— 'Rex Shelley a Sell-Out in Some Stores' Magdalene Lum Straits Times 12 January 1998.

193.

—— 'Rex Shelley's The Shrimp People: What Manner of Beast Is It?' Patricia Wong Interlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature Volume 1 ed Kirpal Singh (see Criticism: General) pp45-54.

194.

— 'Through Eurasian Eyes' Shareem Amry New Straits Times (Between the Covers) 14 June 1998 p14.

195.

Singh, Kirpal 'Hunting the Minotaur: Reading Gopal Baratham and Kirpal Singh' Chelva Kanaganayakam Interlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature Volume 1 ed Kirpal Singh (see Criticism: General) pp73-82.

196.

Tan, Adrian 'Be an Extra in The Teenage Textbook Movie' Straits Times (Life!) 26 May 1998 p5.

197.

—— 'Delirious Over Teenage Sale' Ong Sor Fern Straits Times (Life!) 26 November 1998 p2.

198.

—— 'Hey, Babe, Wanna Star in My New Movie?' Rebecca Lim Straits Times 4 July 1997.

199.

— 'Hey, That's Me in the Movie' Lynn Seah Straits Times (Life!) 4 November 1998 p4.

200.

—— 'There're Pimples But No Other Scars' Kelvin Tong Straits Times (Life!) 13 November 1998 p8.

201.

Tan, Hwee Hwee 'Challenge to Publishers Here' Tan Poay Lim Straits Times (Mailbag) 15 August 1997.

202.

—— 'Faith of a Young Newcomer to Writing' New Straits Times (Life and Times) 10 September 1997 p8.

203.

—— 'Independent Choice; First Novels' Ruth Pavey The Independent (Books) 19 July 1997 p6.

204.

—— 'Positioned Bemusement: An Interview with Hwee Hwee Tan' Kirpal Singh Interlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature Volume I ed Kirpal Singh (see Criticism: General) pp167-74.

205.

—— Review of Foreign Bodies, Publishers Weekly 7 December 1998.

206.

—— 'S'pore Author Sparks London Bidding War' Ong Sor Fern Straits Times 2 August 1997.

207.

—— 'Uneven But Creditable First Effort' Wang Yi-Ren New Straits Times (Life and Times) 20 September 1997 p8

208.

Tan , Kelvin 'An Angry, Valid Drama, But Is It Interesting?' Elizabeth A. Kaiden Straits Times 20 November 1997.

209.

Tan, Lucy 'Modern Verse By Straits Times Columnist' Ong Sor Fern Straits Times 4 January 1997.

210.

Tan Mei Ching ' "A World Too Immense": Confinement, Escape and Space in Tan Mei Ching's Prose' Alvin Pang Interlogue: Studies in Singapore Literature Volume I ed Kirpal Singh (see Criticism: General) pp105-15.

211.

Tan, Paul 'A Tribute to the Maternal' Wong Ming Yook New Straits Times (Life And Times) 23 September 1998 p7.

212.

Tan Tarn How 'Chroniclers' Fight for Reign of Truth' Clarence Tsui South China Morning Post (Weekend Entertainment) 30 October 1998 p2.

213.

—— 'First Emperor in HK' Clarissa Oon Straits Times (Life!) 20 October 1998 p12.

214.

—— 'A Multimedia Experience' Susan Tsang Business Times (Executive Lifestyle) 16 June 1998 p12.

215.

—— 'Pop into a Fish Bowl' Elizabeth A. Kaiden Straits Times (Life!) 12 June 1998 p4.

216.

—— 'Risk-Taking Work But Too Rushed' Cherian George Straits Times (Life!) 16 June 1998 p6.

217.

Tay, Simon 'Alien Asian' Peter Nazareth World Literature Today 71 pp876-7 [1997].

218.

Thumboo, Edwin 'The Making of a Singaporean Opera - How Idea for an Opera Blossomed into The Rose' Lynn Seah Straits Times 5 June 1997.

219.

— Responsibility and Commitment: The Poetry of Edwin Thumboo 196pp Ee Tiang Hong [ed Leong Liew Geok ] Singapore University Press (Singapore [1997]).

220.

—— Review of Ee's Responsibility and Commitment Peter Nazareth World Literature Today 71 p875 [1997].

221.

Yeo, Robert 'A Snake Charmer on the Stage?: "The Accidental Playwright" and "Changi Heads for Raffles Studio'" Ong Sor Fern Straits Times 24 November 1997.

222.

—— 'Too Clever By Half the Second Time' Edward Dorall New Straits Times (Life and Times) 20 August 1997 p7.

223.

—— 'Yeo Reincarnates Play as a Book' Koh Boon Pin Straits Times 1 February 1997.

224.

Yew, Chay 'A Language Overdone' Vit Wagner The Toronto Star (Entertainment) 19 January 1997 p4.

225.

—— 'A Stark Look at Despair in Half Lives' Ben Munroe Business Times (Singapore) 8 December 1997.

226.

—— 'Chay Yew's "A Language Of Their Own" Does Not Speak To His Life' Joe Adcock Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Entertainment) 29 January 1997 p3.

227.

—— 'China's Cultural Revolution Takes Center Stage at Intiman Theatre ' Shalin Hai-Jew North American Post 18 September 1998 p7.

228.

—— ' "Country" Covers Too Much Territory' Laurie Winer Los Angeles Times (Calendar; Entertainment Desk) 16 June 1998 p3.

229.

—— 'Dark Tenor of "Porcelain" Needs To Crack a Smile' Mike Pearson Rocky Mountain News (Entertainment/Weekend/Spotlight) 22 October 1998 p5.

230.

—— 'Exploring Homosexuality' Gerald Martinez The Malay Mail (Leisure Guide) 5 September 1998 p1.

231.

— ' Fusion' David Drake Lambda Book Report 1 November 1998 p6.

232.

—— 'How Now, Chairman Mao?' Steven Drukman American Theatre September 1998 p14.

233.

—— 'I Can Still Smell the Kerosene Lamps: "Next Projects: Histories of People" and "Half Lives'" Elizabeth A. Kaiden Straits Times (Life!) 8 November 1997.

234.

—— 'Language Leaves Too Much Unsaid' John Coulbourn The Toronto Sun (Entertainment) 20 January 1997 p39.

235.

—— ' "Language" Mulls Modem Romance' Misha Berson Seattle Times (Arts, Entertainment) 10 February 1997 p3.

236.

—— ' "Language" Swings between Lively and Lifeless' Joe Adcock Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Entertainment) 11 February 1997 p3.

237.

—— 'No Question, Edward Albee Plays to a Crowd' Patti Hartigan The Boston Globe (Living) 30 January 1998 p3.

238.

— 'Nothing Half-Baked in the Half Lives Drama' Elizabeth A. Kaiden Straits Times (Life!) 6 December 1997.

239.

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240.

—— 'Playwright Takes On Cultural Revolution' anonymous Northwest Asian Weekly 4 September 1998 p1.

241.

—— ' "Porcelain" A Powerful, Disturbing Play' Jules Becker The Patriot Ledger (Feature) 20 February 1998 p21.

242.

—— ' "Porcelain" Not a Simple "Whodunit": Murder Tale Unwinds "Why" of Case' Sandra Brooks-Dillard Denver Post (Living) 7 November 1998.

243.

—— ' "Porcelain" Safe in Speakeasy's Hands' Ed Siegel The Boston Globe (Living) 11 February 1998 p5.

244.

— Review of Porcelain and A Language of Their Own: Two Plays Wendy Caster Lambda Book Report 1 October 1997 p29.

245.

—— Review of 'Red' by Chay Yew, at the Intiman Theatre, Seattle Center , Misha Berson The Seattle Times (Arts, Entertainment) 3 September 1998 p1.

246.

—— Review of 'Red' by Chay Yew, at the Intiman Theatre, Seattle Center , Lynn Jacobson Variety 21 September 1998 p117.

247.

—— 'Theater Preview: Identity Crises / Two New Plays Explore Complexity of Being True to Oneself Amid Cultural and Political Pressures to Conform ' Keith Raether The News Tribune (SoundLife) 2 September 1998.

248.

— 'Theatre Review: A Language of Their Own' Kate Taylor The Globe and Mail (The Arts: Theater) 20 January 1997 p2.

249.

—— 'Theater Review: Gay themes, Sad Scenes Mark "Porcelain"' Iris Fanger Boston Herald 10 February 1998 p37.

250.

—— 'Two by Yew': Review of Porcelain and A Language of Their Own: Two Plays David Hsieh International Examiner 18 November 1987 p13.

251.

—— 'Two Opening Plays Shaped by Asian Influences' Joe Adcock Seattle Post-Intelligencer (What's Happening) 28 August 1998 p14.

252.

—— 'West Meets East - New Plays Explore Asian Characters' Misha Berson The Seattle Times (Arts, Entertainment) 30 August 1998 p1.

253.

Chor Jee Chow A River Called Beautiful 216pp Landmark Books (Singapore [ 1997]) S$12.

254.

Ho, X. ' Skew Me, You Rebel Meh?: Or Are You Asking for It? 201pp BigO Books ( Singapore [1998]).

255.

Hsuan Owyang From Wall Street to Bukit Merah: Strategies of a Corporate Leader 203pp Times Books International (Singapore [ 1998]).

256.

Lee Kuan Yew The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew 680pp Times Books International (Singapore [1998]).

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Tay, Simon Alien Asian: A Singaporean in America 287pp Landmark Books ( Singapore [1997]).

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Yeo, Ash Y. S. Dialogue with the Light Minerva Press 93pp (Montreux and London [1997]) UK £4.99.