Published 2022
“…Beginning in the year 1025 with the conception of the divine prince Sang Nila Utama, it traces his life through the eyes of other mythical-historical characters, up till his founding of the
kingdom of Singapura in 1299. Through the use of immersive detail, fantastical elements and a focus on marginal figures in society, the work prompts readers to reappraise their assumptions about what might constitute a glorious historical past for the nation of Singapore.
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Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy