{"id":334365,"date":"2017-06-23T18:00:25","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T10:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/singaporean-authors-334365.html"},"modified":"2019-05-03T05:01:24","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T21:01:24","slug":"singaporean-authors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/culture-hk\/entertainment-hk\/books-hk-2\/singaporean-authors-334365.html","title":{"rendered":"Homeland Jewels: 10 Singaporean authors you should know about"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>When thinking of writers, it is easy for our minds to jump to the more well-known authors: J. R. R. Tolkien with his iconic<em> Lord of the Rings<\/em> series, Herman Melville with<em> Moby Dick<\/em>, and even John Green with <em>The Fault in Our Stars<\/em>. It's not hard to understand why \u2014 the literature in Singapore has not made as big of an impact on the local community here in Singapore, but that doesn't mean it isn\u2019t a thriving industry.<\/p> <p>Affectionately referred to as <em>SingLit<\/em>, there have been numerous attempts to shed light on this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/travel\/now-or-never\/destinations\/underrated-indonesian-islands-to-visit-220504.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">underrated<\/a> facet of our society, with initiatives like #BuySingLit and Sing Lit Station being set up to encourage participation and involvement with the local literary scene. Still not used to the scene yet? We are here to introduce you to 10 Singaporean authors that you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/food\/dishing-out\/uncommon-malaysian-dishes-225275.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">definitely need to check out<\/a> right now, so you have no excuse to be unfamiliar with their works anymore!<\/p> <p><em>Lee Hui Bing<\/em><\/p> <h2> <span>Read More:<\/span> <\/h2> <p><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/fashion\/serial-shopper\/ready-noteworthy-top-20-stylish-notebooks-write-95195.html\">Noteworthy: 20 Stylish notebooks to write in<\/a><\/p> <p><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/travel\/now-or-never\/destinations\/weirdest-museums-in-the-world-199955.html\">Strange Sights: 10 Weirdest museums around the world<\/a><\/p> <p><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/culture\/entertainment\/books\/poetic-talents-10-singaporean-poets-check-116716.html\">Poetic Talents: 10 Singaporean poets you must know about<\/a><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singapore's literature scene is in full bloom. 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