Goh Sin Tub

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name = Goh Sin Tub


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birthdate = 1927
birthplace = Singapore
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deathplace = Singapore
occupation = Writer, teacher, social worker
nationality = Singaporean
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Augustine Goh Sin Tub (Chinese: 吴信达)(1927 – November 16 2004) was a well-known pioneer of Singaporean literature and a teacher, civil servant, banker, builder, social worker and former chairman of the St. Joseph's Institution's Board of Governors.

Winner of several national short story writing competitions, Goh has more than a dozen books to his name spanning the 1980s to the early 2000s, including a collection of short stories in Malay. Goh's past bestsellers include "Honour and Other Stories", "The Nan-Mei-Su Girls of Emerald Hill", "The Ghost Lover of Emerald Hill", "Ghosts of Singapore", "Loves of Sons and Daughters", "12 Women and their Stories", "Moments in a Singapore Life", and the "One Singapore" trilogy.cite book | last = Ahmad | first = Nureza | title = "Goh Sin Tub" | publisher = National Library Board Singapore | date = 2004-05-13 ]

Biography

Early life

Born in 1927 on Telok Ayer Street, Goh was one of the second-generation Singapore-born Hokkien Chinese whose ancestors came from Amoy, China.cite web | first = gsdevil | title = "Goh Sin Tub" | work = Profiles of Authors | url = http://members.fortunecity.com/gsdevil/authorsprofiles.htm | accessdate = 2006-11-25 ] Educated at St Joseph's Institution, Goh also won the prestigious Raffles College Scholarship to study at the College and graduated with a BA in English from the University.

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