The Immolation

Regarded as one of the pioneers of Singapore literature, Goh Poh Seng takes on larger-than-life themes in his most ambitious novel, which is set in post-war Vietnam. In The Immolation, Goh’s take on issues of national identity, war, and self-discovery has contemporary relevance not just to Asian readers, but an international audience.

“This is an absorbing novel by a Singapore writer of note, set against a background which is bound to engage Southeast Asian writers for years to come: that of a war of foreign intervention and the guerilla counter movement…One rather hopes it will…haunt the many readers this book deserves to reach.”
—New Pacific Quarterly

“The re-publication of Goh’s novel is not merely an exercise in the celebration of Singapore’s literary heritage, as the novel has contemporary relevance in the wider postcolonial world as well.”
—Dr Ismail S. Talib

“A pioneering spirit who did much for the arts.”
—Dr Edwin Thumboo

“Someone who not only believed in literature, but also believed in lifting the cultural aspirations of Singaporeans.”
—Robert Yeo, author of The Adventures of Holden Heng