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The art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye

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Publisher:
Knopf
Pub. Date:
2015
Language:
English
Description
"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 comic book medium itself. The myriad art styles employed by Liew go beyond deft sleight-of-hand and actually inform the narrative in a thoroughly ingenious and engaging way. While all the detail about the formation of the Singapore government adheres meticulously to the facts, the reader is ultimately left wondering whether or not Charlie Chan Hock Chye himself is real or a construct. And given the subject at hand, that quandary only adds to the themes raised in this enthralling graphic novel"--
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Grouped Work IDb7ff456c-4efa-bb0f-4b45-22ab6d9f0ecd
Grouping Titleart of charlie chan hock chye
Grouping Authorsonny liew
Grouping Categorycomic
Grouping LanguageEnglish (eng)
Last Grouping Update2024-03-28 06:14:27AM
Last Indexed2024-03-28 06:15:23AM

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UG
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Liew, Sonny, 1974-
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Liew, Sonny
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"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 comic book medium itself. The myriad art styles employed by Liew go beyond deft sleight-of-hand and actually inform the narrative in a thoroughly ingenious and engaging way. While all the detail about the formation of the Singapore government adheres meticulously to the facts, the reader is ultimately left wondering whether or not Charlie Chan Hock Chye himself is real or a construct. And given the subject at hand, that quandary only adds to the themes raised in this enthralling graphic novel"--
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9781101870693
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2015
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Knopf
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Comic books, strips, etc
Economic history
Graphic novels
Politics and government
Singapore -- Economic conditions -- Comic books, strips, etc
Singapore -- Politics and government -- Comic books, strips, etc
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The art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
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The art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye / presented by Sonny Liew
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The art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
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Economic history
Politics and government

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ISBN:
9781101870693
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.6, 4 Points
Lexile measure:
GN: Graphic Novel 810L