Goh revisited Singapore to discuss the novel. In 2015, If We Dream Too Long was selected by The Business Times as one of the Top 10 English Singapore books from 1965–2015, alongside titles by Arthur Yap and Daren Shiau. His play, When Smiles Are Done, was also selected as one of the "finest plays in 50 years" with productions by Michael Chiang, Kuo Pao Kun and Alfian Sa'at. In the same year, The Straits Times''' Akshita Nanda selected If We Dream Too Long'' as one of 10 classic Singapore novels. "Widely considered the first true Singaporean novel," she wrote, "it should be enjoyed for the lightness of its prose and the wit and insight of the author." In 2016, the novel was adapted into an interactive dinner theater event by pop-up events company AndSoForth and the National Arts Council. References 1972 novels Singaporean novels Novels set in Singapore