The Straits Times·Singapore

Catherine Lim’s satire still crackles 40 years on

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 31 October 2026, 01:30 UTC ·10 sec listen

Four decades after publication, Catherine Lim’s political satire Or Else, The Lightning God still feels sharply relevant, while O Singapore! may show its age as a school text. Reading the two together reveals how Singapore’s politics and literature have changed.

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