If We Dream Too Long

by

Goh Poh Seng

This novel has the distinction of being generally considered to be the first Singaporean novel in the English language. This reprint comes with a 29 page appreciation by Koh Tai An. The story, now a literary text in universities, centres around a shy Kwang Meng trying to escape the drudge of 1960s Singapore through dreams of far away places. Despite him being a loser, the reader is given the impression that somehow he will win through. New Paperback. New edition with an updated 43 page introduction by the author  l & 155 pages. Originally published in 1972 

Weight: 0.5 kg Post free within Malaysia

Published by National University of Singapore Press, Singapore, 2020. ISBN: 9789813251151