The Singapore Grip by J. G. Farrell

Description

Title

The Singapore Grip

Publisher

Weidenfeld and Nicolson

Publication Date

1978

ISBN 10

029777445X

ISBN 13

9780297774457

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Fine hardcover with dust jacket now protected in removable cover. a novel by J. G. Farrell. It was published in 1978, a year before his death. 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 follows a British family who control one of the colony’s leading trading companies. Collector’s Item.