摘要：The publication of Writing Singapore has been in many ways a long time coming. Singapore turns 45 in 2010 and the nation’s literary scene has in the past half-decade witnessed some growth, hence the timeliness of this anthology’s publication. English Literature in Singapore has evolved to becoming a Singapore Literature in English. More proudly and perhaps with a slight nationalistic idiom, implicit is also a Singaporean Literature in English. This anthology, though distinctly titled An Historical Anthology of Singapore Literature, does make a subtle endeavour in presenting a Singaporean Literature, a Singaporean voice – a sense of ownership and entitlement.q恲
