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."
The Singapore Grip is a satirical book about events following Japan's entry into the Second World War by invading South East Asia and swiftly occupying Singapore. The story centres on a British family who control one of the colony's leading trading companies. The title derives from a slang phrase for a sexual technique also known as pompoir or Kabzah.[1]
In 2015, Akshita Nanda, writing for The Straits Times, chose ten novels which describe Singapore in the past five decades, The Singapore Grip among their number.[2]
singapore, grip, novel, farrell, published, 1978, year, before, death, first, editionauthorj, farrellcountryunited, kingdomlanguageenglishgenrebritish, colonial, fictionpostcolonial, literaturepublisherweidenfeld, nicolsonpublication, date1978media, typeprint,. The Singapore Grip is a novel by J G Farrell It was published in 1978 a year before his death The Singapore GripFirst editionAuthorJ G FarrellCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishGenreBritish colonial fictionPostcolonial literaturePublisherWeidenfeld amp NicolsonPublication date1978Media typePrint Hardback Pages558ISBN0 297 77445 XPreceded byThe Siege of Krishnapur 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 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Reception 3 Television adaptation 4 References 5 External linksSynopsis editThe Singapore Grip is a satirical book about events following Japan s entry into the Second World War by invading South East Asia and swiftly occupying Singapore The story centres on a British family who control one of the colony s leading trading companies The title derives from a slang phrase for a sexual technique also known as pompoir or Kabzah 1 Reception edit A brilliant complex richly absurd and melancholy monument to the follies and splendours of Empire wrote Hilary Spurling for The Times Literary Supplement In 2015 Akshita Nanda writing for The Straits Times chose ten novels which describe Singapore in the past five decades The Singapore Grip among their number 2 Television adaptation editThe Singapore Grip has been adapted as a series for Britain s ITV Television The series debut was on BBC First in Australia on 26 July 2020 3 Luke Treadaway David Morrissey and Elizabeth Tan star in the epic and ambitious TV adaptation of Booker Prize winner J G Farrell s 1978 novel 4 5 6 References edit What is the Singapore Grip The meaning behind the name of ITV s new period drama Ten novels which describe Singapore in the past five decades 28 January 2015 The Singapore Grip The ugliness of colonial snobbery laid bare NewsComAu 24 July 2020 When is The Singapore Grip on TV Radio Times 15 September 2019 The Singapore Grip ITV drama called harmful and deeply upsetting BBC News 9 September 2020 The Singapore Grip ITV criticised for upsetting drama about British colonialism The Telegraph 8 September 2020 External links editThe Singapore Grip from New York Review Books Classics nbsp This article related to the British Empire 1497 1997 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a World War II novel first published in the 1970s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte nbsp This article about postcolonialism is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Singapore Grip amp oldid 1164326336, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
