Singapore - Suggested reading
Living in Singapore
A Reference Guide, American Association of Singapore
Singapore, Lonely Planet
The Singapore Story
Lee Kuan Yew – the first volume of the autobiography of Singapore’s
first prime minister
Singapore
A Pictorial History 1819-2000, Gretchen Lui
The Bondmaid
Catherine Lim, Orion, 1998 – a novel by a Singaporean/ Malaysian writer
set in 1950’s Singapore
Singapore English in a Nutshell
Adam Brown, Federal Publications – a serious look at how English is
spoken in Singapore
The Coxford Singlish Dictionary
Angsana Books – an extremely amusing look at ‘Singlish’- a version of
English that the locals speak that combines Chinese grammar with vocabulary
from standard English, Malay, Tamil and Chinese dialects
Notes from an Even Smaller Island
Neil Humphries- a foreigner takes a humorous look at life in modern
Singapore
‘A Matter of Course’
Etiquette series, Raelene Tan, Landmark Books. Includes books on
Chinese, Indian and Malay customs and etiquette.
