Catherine Lim Singapore

Bio
Born in 1942 in then Malaya, Catherine was educated at the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus and later obtained her basic degree in the University of Malaya, followed by post-graduate degrees in the University of Singapore. She is currently a full-time writer in Singapore, with novels like The Bondmaid (1995), Following the Wrong God Home (2001) and The Song of Silver Frond (2003), collections of short stories and other books to her credit. She is also a political commentator and a guest lecturer on cruise ships. Her awards include Honorary Doctorate in Literature from Murdoch University and the SEA Write Award.


Who or what book would you like to snuggle under covers with, and why?
"For the generous 'Undercovers' treat of close, warm, snuggling intimacy with a favourite book or writer, I'll simply have to be greedy and ask for my entire zoo to be accommodated! They are long-time favourite novelists as diverse in their penetrating vision, creative energy and masterful use of the language as Jane Austen, George Eliot, Joseph Conrad, William Golding, Anthony Burgess, Salman Rushdie, Toni Morrison, Penelope Fitzgerald, Kazuo Ishiguro and J.M. Coetzee. I would ask each of these marvellous writers in breathless, wide-eyed wonder: Just how do you do it?"

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