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The Singapore Grip (New York Review Books Classics) by J. G. Farrell; Derek Mahon is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Singapore, 1939: life on the eve of World War II just isn't what it used to be for Walter Blackett, head of British Singapore's oldest and most powerful firm. No matter how forcefully the police break one strike, the natives go on strike somewhere else. His daughter keeps entangling herself with the most unsuitable beaus, while her intended match, the son of Blackett's partner, is an idealistic sympathizer with the League of Nations and a vegetarian. Business may be booming—what with the war in
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- Author
- J. G. Farrell; Derek Mahon
- Publisher
- New York Review Books ; Distributed to the trade by Publishers Group West
- Published
- 1978
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781590174173
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Poetry
- Rating
- 3.96 / 5 (788 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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