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The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Limited Eisner Edition)

by Sonny Liew
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The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Limited Eisner Edition)
The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Limited Eisner Edition)

Explores Singapore's history through layered comics.

"The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye" isn't just a book, it's a visual and narrative tapestry intertwining Singapore's history with the evolution of comics. It's a must-read if you're interested in deeply immersive storytelling that doesn't just tell but shows you the life of an artist against the backdrop of a nation's dramatic changes. The book's acclaim isn't merely hype; every award speaks to its inventiveness and the poignant, retrospective journey it offers. You'll find it's a true work of art that enriches your understanding of a place and its people through the powerful medium of graphic novels.

  • Singapore Literature Prize for English Fiction (2016)
  • Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia, Best Publication Design, and Best Writer/Artist (for Sonny Liew) AND nominated for Best Graphic Album—New, Best Coloring (for Sonny Liew), and Best Lettering (for Sonny Liew) (2017)
  • Singapore Book Award for Book of the Year and Best Book Cover Design (2016)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Limited Eisner Edition)

by Sonny Liew
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ISBN: 9789814785969
Authors: Sonny Liew
Publisher: Epigram Books
Date of Publication: 2017-11-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Graphic Novels/Comics/Manga, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Graphic Novels, All Comics, Biography
Goodreads rating: 4.47
(rated by 3555 readers)

Description

In 1954, a young Charlie Chan witnesses a police attack on a peaceful student demonstration. This encounter inspires him to create his first comic about a boy and his Giant Robot, and marks the beginning of his quest to become Singapore's Greatest Comics Artist. The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye traces his journey amidst the tumultuous times of pre-independence Singapore through to the hyper-modern metropolis the island city-state is today. Bringing together a dazzling array of genres, styles and forms, this is a graphic novel that is by turns exhilarating, funny and moving. Described by the New York Times as "hugely ambitious, stylistically acrobatic" and a "mercurial delight", and by Slate as "a multilayered masterpiece of comic-book and real-world history", it reclaims and reinvents a lost past and pushes the boundaries of the comics medium in a brilliant retelling of the Singapore Story.
 

Explores Singapore's history through layered comics.

"The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye" isn't just a book, it's a visual and narrative tapestry intertwining Singapore's history with the evolution of comics. It's a must-read if you're interested in deeply immersive storytelling that doesn't just tell but shows you the life of an artist against the backdrop of a nation's dramatic changes. The book's acclaim isn't merely hype; every award speaks to its inventiveness and the poignant, retrospective journey it offers. You'll find it's a true work of art that enriches your understanding of a place and its people through the powerful medium of graphic novels.

  • Singapore Literature Prize for English Fiction (2016)
  • Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia, Best Publication Design, and Best Writer/Artist (for Sonny Liew) AND nominated for Best Graphic Album—New, Best Coloring (for Sonny Liew), and Best Lettering (for Sonny Liew) (2017)
  • Singapore Book Award for Book of the Year and Best Book Cover Design (2016)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.