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Liew, Sonny

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye /Sonny Liew - New York : Pantheon Books, 2015 - 320 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Fighting spiders, Longkang fish --
Charlie joins the revolution --
Standing on our own two feet --
The allegories of Chan & Wong --
Superhero --
Sang Kucing & the ants --
It's all about being practical --
The king of comics --
Epilogue: An old man now, after all.

Meet Charlie Chan Hock Chye. Now in his early 70s as he looks back on his career, Chan has spent a lifetime making comics in his native Singapore since he was a boy of 16, in 1954. The artist doubles here as both the narrator and the subject matter, as his life story parallels the changes in Singapore over five decades since the war. The evolution of his artwork mirrors the evolution of both his homeland and the

ISSN: 9781101870693

Publisher. No.: variety Books Publishers & distributors :B-10,Street No-2,West Vinod Nagar,Delhi-110092

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Chye, Charlie Chan Hock -- Comic books, strips

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Singapore -- Politics and government -- Comic books, strips, --Singapore -- Politics and government -- Comic books, strips,

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