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as one of 10 classic Singapore books. "Catherine Lim's early short, sharp fiction describes the results of such social engineering", she wrote, "a Singapore growing more cosmopolitan and Singaporeans losing touch with their roots.
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spotlights ordinary people at their best and worst, such as 'The Taximan's Story', in which a cab driver is happy to make money off sex workers while looking down on them."
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In 2018, the book was included in the syllabus for literature for both GCE 'O' Levels and 'A' Levels.
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and earned the writer many accolades. It is Lim's first published book of fiction.
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as one of the Top 10 English Singapore books from 1965–2015, alongside titles by
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NewspaperSG, from The Straits Times, 13 March 1986, p. 13
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Tan, Kheng Choo; Thomson, Ruth J; Lim, Catherine (1986).
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short stories
Singapore
Catherine Lim
Heinemann
Writing in Asia Series
The Business Times
Arthur Yap
Daren Shiau
The Straits Times
Catalogue record for "Little Ironies"
OCLC
5980690
"Singapore writers make the grade"
"Tomes that show us how we live"
"10 Singapore stories to ponder"
"MOE to pick more local literature: Singapore authors studied by students past and present | The Straits Times"
Catalogue record for Student's Guide
OCLC
220471894
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short stories
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expanding it
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Categories
1978 short story collections
Singaporean short story collections

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