The Singapore Grip
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The Singapore Grip is a novel by J. G. Farrell. It was published in 1978, a year before his death.
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Author | J. G. Farrell |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | British colonial fiction Postcolonial literature |
Publisher | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
Publication date | 1978 |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Pages | 558 |
ISBN | 0-297-77445-X |
Preceded by | The Siege of Krishnapur |
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In 2015, The Straits Times' Akshita Nanda selected The Singapore Grip as one of ten classic Singapore novels. She wrote, "Neatly weaving in snappy, comic summaries of Singapore history as well as the commercial and cultural forces that shaped the trajectory of World War II in South-east Asia and China."