{"product_id":"the-art-of-charlie-chan-hock-chye-hardcover","title":"The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSonny Liew\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - From a bestselling graphic novelist comes \"a hugely ambitious, stylistically acrobatic work\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) that brings us on a uniquely moving, funny, and thought-provoking journey through the life of an artist and the history of a nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet Charlie Chan Hock Chye. Now in his early 70s, Chan has been making comics in his native Singapore since 1954, when he was a boy of 16. As he looks back on his career over five decades, we see his stories unfold before us in a dazzling array of art styles and forms, their development mirroring the evolution in the political and social landscape of his homeland and of the comic book medium itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, \u003c\/i\u003eSonny Liew has drawn together a myriad of genres to create a thoroughly ingenious and engaging work, where the line between truth and construct may sometimes be blurred, but where the story told is always enthralling.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSONNY LIEW\u003c\/b\u003e is a comics artist, painter, and illustrator whose work includes the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best seller \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow Hero\u003c\/i\u003e with Gene Luen Yang, \u003ci\u003eMy Faith in Frankie\u003c\/i\u003e with Mike Carey, \u003ci\u003eMalinky Robot, \u003c\/i\u003e and a new Doctor Fate comics series with Paul Levitz. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Born in Malaysia, he lives in Singapore, where he sleeps with the fishes.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 10.2 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772749971744,"sku":"9781101870693","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ce542c626ee113f368a5b468cb2c5b86.webp?v=1780413193","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-art-of-charlie-chan-hock-chye-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}