Asia Sentinel

Asia Sentinel

Share this post

Asia Sentinel
Asia Sentinel
Thinking About Singapore
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

Thinking About Singapore

Our Correspondent
Aug 31, 2010
∙ Paid

Share this post

Asia Sentinel
Asia Sentinel
Thinking About Singapore
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share

In 1985, the satirical novelist Kurt Vonnegut published an odd novel, Galápagos, the story of band of humans on a nature cruise who are shipwrecked on a remote fictional island in the Galápagos chain after a financial crisis has wrecked the global economy. They arrive on the island of Santa Rosalia just in time to become the last remnants of mankind whe…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Asia Sentinel to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Asia Sentinel
Publisher Privacy
Substack
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More