1. Singapore Grip review: re-reading J. G. Farrell's satire in light of the TV ...
Oct 2, 2020 · To return to what is good about The Singapore Grip, the book taught me more about the British Empire than I ever learnt in school. Farrell's ...
The Singapore Grip review: re-reading J. G. Farrell’s colonial-era and Second World War satire in light of the recent ITV adaptation.
2. The Singapore Grip review – bite-free satire revels in colonial cliche
Sep 13, 2020 · Based on JG Farrell's 1978 novel, this middling drama is far too frothy to portray the grim realities of the period of history it is set in.
Based on JG Farrell’s 1978 novel, this middling drama is far too frothy to portray the grim realities of the period of history it is set in. And besides – where are all the Singaporeans?
3. Staff Pick: 'The Singapore Grip' by J.G. Farrell - Publishers Weekly
Feb 3, 2017 · I enjoyed The Singapore Grip immensely, more than I was expecting to. Like The Siege of Krishnapur, it's about the impact of war on a group of English people.
Senior reviews editor Peter Cannon recommends 'The Singapore Grip' by J.G. Farrell, about the impact of war on a group of English people in the period leading up to Japan’s entry into World War II.
4. The Singapore Grip -- why the Worlds? - Jay Prosser
Sep 23, 2020 · Especially in its dancing, the Worlds permitted the intimate cross-cultural encounters the British Empire officially prohibited. In the actual ...
Why did last night’s episode of The Singapore Grip (Christopher Hampton, ITV) spend so long – as does the eponymous novel by JG Farrell it adapts – in a place called ‘The Great World’? What were the Worlds, and what their significance for Singapore at the end of British Empire?The Worlds is the most evocative place in the pre-war Singapore of her childhood that my mother has described to me. The Worlds, in fact, comprised three worlds: New World, Happy World, and Great World. The Singapore Grip,
5. The Singapore Grip: ITV drama called 'harmful' and 'deeply upsetting' - BBC
Sep 9, 2020 · A new ITV drama set in Singapore during World War Two has been called harmful and upsetting by an advocacy group for British East and South East Asians.
A group of British East and South East Asians describe The Singapore Grip as "a kick in the teeth".
6. Americans Deserve A Chance To See Vera Chang On The Singapore Grip
Nov 9, 2021 · In The Singapore Grip, the way white characters discuss Vera is filled with era-accurate racial stereotypes.
Vera Chang broke a 40 year drought for Asian representation in UK period dramas on The Singapore Grip yet Americans can't legally watch the miniseries.
7. Why read The Singapore Grip? - Shepherd
NOW A MAJOR ITV DRAMA, THE SINGAPORE GRIP IS A MODERN CLASSIC FROM THE BOOKER-PRIZE WINNING J.G. FARRELL 'Brilliant, richly absurd, melancholy' Observer
Discover why The Singapore Grip by J. G. Farrell is such a great book to read.
8. The Singapore Grip review: ITV's new satirical drama is sumptuous
Sep 3, 2020 · The Singapore Grip review: ITV's sumptuous drama is a gentle satire on British colonialism. Adapted from the novel by JG Farrell, this pacy six ...
Adapted from the novel by JG Farrell, this pacy six-part drama features excellent performances from David Morrissey, Luke Treadaway, Georgia Blizzard and Elizabeth Tan.
9. The Singapore Grip by J.G. Farrell - General Fiction - Book Club Forum
Jan 9, 2008 · I enjoyed both to some extent - very funny, fine writing - but they didn't half go on! I was bored far too often, and his style just seemed to ...
This 600 page monster, set in the period from about 1940 until the fall of Singapore, is a fantastic, fantastic novel. The book starts calmly, with families working out how to proceed in their little domestic problems whilst running a major rubber company exporting to Britain. Slowly, as the war ...
10. The Singapore Grip - New York Review Books
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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 bea
11. The Singapore Grip: a struggle that became a triumph for JG Farrell
Sep 13, 2020 · The current ITV adaptation on Sunday evenings of The Singapore Grip, last in his Empire Trilogy, owes much to his observant eye, his humour and ...
As an adaptation screens on ITV, the author’s biographer tells the story behind the novel
12. JG Farrell: The Singapore Grip - The Modern Novel
Both are themes of this book – sex for money and the British colonial exploitation of Singapore and other Far East colonies. As this is something of a running ...
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Feb 1, 2022 · The Singapore Grip by J.G. Farrell (1978) 681 p. Singapore in the early 1940s was the linchpin – almost literally – of Britain's presence in ...
The Singapore Grip by J.G. Farrell (1978) 681 p. Singapore in the early 1940s was the linchpin – almost literally – of Britain’s presence in the East Asia. Their entire strategy of naval superiorit…
14. ITV drama 'The Singapore Grip' Draws Flak For Colonialism Portrayal
Sep 8, 2020 · “In this context, an expensively mounted TV adaptation of J.G. Farrell's satirical novel, with colonial Singapore as its exotic backdrop, is a ...
British East and Southeast Asian media advocacy group BEATS has hit out at ITV, calling new series "The Singapore Grip" "deeply upsetting."
15. Decoding the imperial “grip” in J.G. Farrell's The Singapore Grip
Jun 26, 2022 · It inscribes Singapore's socio-economic situation during this phase through the story of a British tycoon, Walter Blackett, who is engaged in ...
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16. The Singapore Grip, ITV review - colonial clichés - The Arts Desk |
Sep 14, 2020 · ITV's Sunday evening costume drama slot is filled for the next six weeks with this lacklustre adaptation of JG Farrell's satirical novel, ...
ITV’s Sunday evening costume drama slot is filled for the next six weeks with this lacklustre adaptation of JG Farrell’s satirical novel, The Singapore Grip. Set in 1942, it was written in 1978 as the final part of his trilogy about British colonialism in Ireland, India and the Far East.
17. The Singapore Grip by J.G. Farrell | Goodreads
He's good with the spirit of the times, too. The Singapore Grip seems to capture the cultural character very well, the popular music, the fascination with ...
Singapore, 1939: life on the eve of World War II just i…
18. 'Britain at its worst': Luke Treadaway on the shock of The Singapore Grip
Sep 11, 2020 · The Singapore Grip was the third in Farrell's trilogy about British colonialism, completed before his untimely death at the age of 44; he ...
In ITV’s epic wartime drama, the actor plays an uptight colonialist caught in Britain’s biggest ever surrender. He talks about racist rulers, life in lockdown – and why you should never act with cats
