SINGAPOREAN

LITERATURE
21ST CENTURY
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• Singaporean literature in
English started in Chinese
• With independence in 1965, new
community.
writing such as critical essays emerged.
• Comprised of literary works written in 4
languages: English, Chinese, Malay, and
Tamil.
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• Literary work in which special intensity is given to the

expression of feelings and ideas by the use of
distinctive style and rhythm.
• Unclear which was the first work but there’s a trace
as early as 1830s.
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• F.S.M.R
- by Francis P. Ng (Teo Poh Leng)
- about the train ride from Singapore to Kuala
Lumpur, Federated Malay States Railways,
inspired by T.S. Elliot’s, The Waste Land.
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• FINDING FRANCIS: A POETIC

ADVENTURE
– October 2010
– by Dr. Ericko Schuck and Anne Teo.
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• 1965 is the new wave of Singaporean writing

• • First Generation of Singaporean Writers, led by Edwin •Thumboo; called
• • Thumboo’s Generation
• Thumboo wrote mostly lyrical poetry based on personal experiences
• Edwin Thumboo is often dubbed as Singapore’s Unofficial Poete Laureate
because of his poems with nationalistic themes.
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