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Catherine Lim (林宝音) | |
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Born | 21 March 1942 | (age 82)
Nationality | Singaporean |
Occupation(s) | Writer, teacher |
Notable work | Little Ironies: Short Stories of Singapore and Or Else, The Lightning God and Other Stories. |
Website | catherinelim |
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.