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Tall Tales and MisAdventures of a Young Westernized Oriental Gentleman

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Tall Tales and MisAdventures of a Young Westernized Oriental Gentleman

By: Goh Poh Seng

This book of short stories by Goh Poh Seng tells his adventures as a young Asian student in the Ireland of the 1950s. Brought up in post-war Kuala Lumpur, the impressionable young man finds himself transported to a totally different milieu and culture. The stories follow him from the first tentative steps of his voyage to Europe, to his sojourn in a hostel for Asian students and the shock of boarding life in a boys' Catholic school; continues with his early awakening to the posibility of becoming a writer, together with a total embrace of the cultural and literary pleasures of Dublin. Along the way, he met a colourful tapestry of characters, among them a member of the Anglo-Irish gentry, the suave and charming Tom Pierre from the West Indies, and the much-loved Irish poet Paddy Kavanagh.

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218

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NUS Press

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9971696347

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9789971696344

If We Dream Too Long

By: Goh Poh Seng

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If We Dream Too Long

By: Goh Poh Seng

Widely regarded as the first Singapore novel, If We Dream Too Long explores the dilemmas and challenges faced by its hero, Kwang Meng, as he navigates the difficult transitional period between youthful aspirations and the external demands of society and family. Shy and sensitive, he feels detached from mainstream life and is unable to identify with the values that animate his friends. Kwang Meng takes refuge in dreams of exotic faraway places, and imagines merging himself with the sea, which he loves. Yet amidst this uncertainty, the reader feels that all is not lost, that the young dreamer will eventually find his way. Kwang Meng's experiences reflect the author's fascination with the question of self amidst the dreariness and aimlessness of an increasingly urbanized and materialistic Asian society. This book also provides a fascinating portrait of Singapore as it was in the 1960s, a landscape and society that have undergone many changes but remain faintly visible in modern Singapore. Since its first publication in 1972, If We Dream Too Long has moved and delighted generations of readers. This much-loved novel has been used as a text in university literature courses in Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines, and has been translated into Tagalog and Russian.

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NUS Press

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997169445X

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9789971694456

If We Dream Too Long

By: Goh Poh Seng

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Tall Tales and MisAdventures of a Young Westernized Oriental Gentleman

By: Goh Poh Seng

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The Immolation

By: Goh Poh Seng

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The Immolation

By: Goh Poh Seng

Regarded as one of the pioneers of Singapore literature, Goh Poh Seng takes on larger-than-life themes in his most ambitious novel, which is set in post-war Vietnam. In The Immolation, Goh’s take on issues of national identity, war, and self-discovery has contemporary relevance not just to Asian readers, but an international audience.

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151

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Epigram Books

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9810754922

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9789810754921

From Traders to Innovators

By: Goh Chor Boon

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From Traders to Innovators

By: Goh Chor Boon

Today, more than ever, the state of a country's science and technology is a critical factor for economic competitiveness and long-term growth. This book traces the development of science and technology policies and initiatives in Singapore since 1965. Developed as a trading entrepot by the British, science and technology were never strongly emphasized, right up to the 1970s. However, the need to stay ahead of economic competitiveness motivated the Singapore Government to initiate its national science and technology policy from the 1980s-moving Singapore from a low-skilled, low-technology economy to a high-skilled, high-technology one. Today, the drive for Singapore to become a hotbed for technological start-ups and R&D activities, supported by strong government funding and cutting-edge facilities, seems promising. Are the aspirations of nurturing a Silicon Valley-type culture in Singapore achievable? Are pragmatic, risk-averse Singaporeans ready for the mindset change? Can a nation of traders and service-brokers become a nation of technological innovators and entrepreneurs? This book attempts to provide the answers.

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214

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Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.

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9814762784

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9789814762786

Toward a Better Future

Education and Training for Economic Development in Singapore since 1965

By: Fredriksen Birger,Sing Kong Lee,Chor Boon Goh

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Toward a Better Future

Education and Training for Economic Development in Singapore since 1965

By: Fredriksen Birger,Sing Kong Lee,Chor Boon Goh

Toward a Better Future' provides a comprehensive analysis of education development in Singapore since 1965, giving particular attention to the strategic management that has enabled Singapore to transform its education and training system from one similar to that of many Sub-Saharan African countries four decades ago into one of the world's best-performing systems. It is one of a pair of concurrently-published books presenting materials originally developed for a 2006 study tour to Singapore and Vietnam for senior education officials from Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Lesotho, Madagascar, and Mozambique. The second book, 'An African Exploration of the East Asian Education Experience', presents five country studies, as well as regional, comparative analyses highlighting insights gained during the study tour and putting them in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa. Together, the two books aim to foster knowledge exchange between Sub-Saharan African and East Asian countries on good practices in the design and implementation of education policies and programs. By facilitating the cross-country fertilization of ideas between two regions with relatively limited contact in the past, these books fi ll a clear gap in the current literature on development practice in education.

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226

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World Bank Publications

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0821373765

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9780821373767

Book's by Goh Poh Seng

Tall Tales and MisAdventures of a Young Westernized Oriental Gentleman

Tall Tales and MisAdventures of a Young Westernized Oriental Gentleman

If We Dream Too Long

If We Dream Too Long

If We Dream Too Long

If We Dream Too Long

Tall Tales and MisAdventures of a Young Westernized Oriental Gentleman

Tall Tales and MisAdventures of a Young Westernized Oriental Gentleman

The Immolation

The Immolation

From Traders to Innovators

From Traders to Innovators

Toward a Better Future

Toward a Better Future

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