If We Dream Too Long
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Core Metadata
Title: If We Dream Too Long
Creator: Goh Poh Seng
Local Name: If We Dream Too Long
Countries: Singapore
Date Created: 1972
Description: Widely considered the first true Singaporean novel in English, If We Dream Too Long follows the life of Kwang Meng, a recent graduate drifting through work, relationships, and existential questions in 1970s Singapore. The novel provides deep insight into post-independence society, identity, and alienation.
Language: English
Type: Novel
Format: Print / eBook
Identifier: ISBN 9971003041
Rights: NUS Press (latest editions)
License: Standard literary copyright
Link source: Click
Libraries Metadata
Author: Goh Poh Seng
Publisher: Island Press (original), NUS Press (recent editions)
Publication Date: 1972 (original), reissued 2010
Edition: First Edition / Reissue
ISBN/ISSN: 9971003041
Call Number: S823 GOH
Genre: Literary fiction, Singaporean literature, Coming-of-age
Catalog URL: Click
Preservation Metadata
Preservation Status: Digitally archived and reprinted
Preservation History: Maintained in national archives and university libraries
Retention Policy: Permanent
Archival Location: National Library Singapore / NUS Library
Backup Status: Digital formats maintained by publisher and library
Relational Metadata
Parent Collection: Singapore Literature Classics
Related Items: Works by Gopal Baratham, Catherine Lim, Alfian Sa-at
Accessibility Metadata
Accessibility Features: Available in digital format for e-reading
Legal Metadata
Copyright Status: Copyrighted
Copyright Holder: Goh Poh Seng Estate / NUS Press
License Terms: Educational and commercial distribution rights
Jurisdiction: Singapore
Cultural Metadata
Cultural Significance: Regarded as Singapore’s first English-language novel; a milestone in Southeast Asian post-colonial literature
Cultural Context: Urban Singapore in the 1970s, post-independence introspection
Usage Metadata
Access Statistics: High educational use; frequently cited in Singaporean literary scholarship
Citation Information: Goh, Poh Seng. If We Dream Too Long. Island Press, 1972. Reissued by NUS Press, 2010.
User Feedback: Recognized as foundational text in Southeast Asian literature
Educational Metadata
Educational Use: Literature syllabus (GCE 'O' and 'A' levels, universities)
Curriculum Alignment: Singapore Literature modules
Learning Objectives: Explore themes of alienation, youth, identity, social change
GEO Spatial Metadata
Location: Available in Singapore (Goodreads / Online vendors)
Countries: Singapore
Technical Metadata
File Format: Print / PDF / ePub (NUS Press Digital)
Temporal Metadata
Date Range: 1970s–present
Event Date: First published in 1972