Catherine Lim

Catherine Lim (林宝音)
Born21 March 1942 (1942-03-21) (age 82)
NationalitySingaporean
Occupation(s)Writer, teacher
Notable workLittle Ironies: Short Stories of Singapore and Or Else, The Lightning God and Other Stories.
Websitecatherinelim.sg

Catherine Lim Poh Imm (Chinese: 林宝音; pinyin: Lín Bǎoyīn, born 21 March 1942) is a Singaporean fiction author known for writing about Singapore society and of themes of traditional Chinese culture. Hailed as the "doyenne of Singapore writers",[1] Lim has published nine collections of short stories, five novels, two poetry collections, and numerous political commentaries to date.[2] Her social commentary in 1994, titled The PAP and the people - A Great Affective Divide[3][4] and published in The Straits Times, criticised the ruling political party's agendas.

  1. ^ Literary meal: eat your words with Catherine Lim Archived 27 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine 3 November 2012 Old Parliament House, Singapore
  2. ^ Yap, Stephanie (3 August 2008). "Daily despair". Singapore: Straits Times Life. p. 23.
  3. ^ The PAP and the people – A Great Affective Divide Archived 3 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine 3 September 1994 The Straits Times
  4. ^ Colony, Nation, and Globalisation 2010, Hong Kong University Press