It is viewed as a distinct body of literature portraying various aspects of Singapore society and forms a significant part of the culture of Singapore.

• TAMIL LITERATURE

• SINGAPOREAN LITERATURE

• INDIAN LITERATURE

He was the recipient of the National Arts Council¹s Young Artist of the Year for Literature Award in 2000.

• Wang Gungwu

• Goh Poh Seng

• Felix Cheong

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The literature of Singapore comprises a collection of literary works by Singaporeans in any of the country’s four main languages are;______, _________, ________ and ______ .

• English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil

• Chinese, Spanish , Malay and Tamil

• English, Chinese, Malay and Bengali

One of the pioneers of children's literature, rereleased her popular Mooty Mouse series with Marshall Cavendish in 2009.

• Jin Pyn

• Jessie Wee

• Adeline Foo

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He remains a pioneer in writing novels well before many of the later generation, with titles like “If We Dream Too Long” (1972) – widely recognized as the first true Singaporean novel – and A Dance of Moths (1995).

• Goh Poh Seng

• Kuo Pau Kun

• Robert Yeo

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A Eurasian, his first novel The Shrimp People (1991) examines the regional Eurasian community and their experience in Singapore.

• Haresh Sharma

• Rex Shelley

• Joan Hon

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He is a playwright who has written more than fifty plays that have been staged all over the world, including Singapore, Melbourne, Glasgow, Birmingham, Cairo and London.

• Haresh Sharma

• Kelvin Tan

• Colin Cheong

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He won the Singapore Literature Prize in 1996 for his travel diary-like novel Tangerine.

• Daren Shiau's Heartland

• Colin Cheong

• Kelvin Tan

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Has a very old and rich tradition in literature and the dramatic and visual arts.

• Indian

• Singapore

• China

What are the four main periods in Chinese Literature?

• Classical Literature

• Modern Literature

• Medieval Literature

• Contemporary Literature

• The Present-Age Literature

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