SMU School of Social Sciences Associate Professor of English literature Kirpal Singh was featured in an article about the search for the Great Singapore Novel – an iconic book that captures the Singapore spirit and experience. While Prof Singh noted that no Singaporean novel as of now merits this grand accolade, he thinks there is a novel that defines the nation, citing Goh Poh Seng’s If We Dream Too Long (Singapore’s first novel written in English). Prof Singh believes that the Great Singapore Novel will happen in about the next 10 years. He highlighted that there are some indications that some of our writers are starting to be truly mature and master the uniqueness that is Singapore in terms of local literary heritage.