But more importantly, historians often fail to capture the emotion, the feelings, the spirit surrounding history.
Charlie Chan, amazingly, might be the only non-academic book to accurately depict Singapore history. Sonny Liew drank an ocean and pissed vintage champagne.
Gustave Flaubert once said that writing history is like drinking an ocean and pissing a cupful. " My book of the year, no question, is Sonny Liew’s The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye. A phenomenal accomplishment." - Lydia Kwa, novelist and poet. The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye was named several times in Singapore Poetry's My Book of the Year 2015 selections :p
The BookPage calls it "transcendent graphic novel" that reveals "t he ability of comics to blur the lines between fact and fiction, and to transport readers between eras and cultures.". On Instagram, The Beguiling says : " With this book, #SonnyLiew establishes himself as a major voice in comics". The pressure-cooker country - tiny and polyglot, globally competitive and politically repressive - seems to have been poured into this dense book" Over at NPR, a review says " The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye feels like Singapore between two covers. There are features on the book at Pen America and CBLDF. multilayered, beautifully executed work is like no history book you’ve ever seen. The Gazette calls it " easily one of the greatest books of the year. Mental Floss lists the books as one of " 5 Most Interesting Comics of the Week" and "a tour de force artistic performance". The Beat says that The Art of Charlie Chan is " 2016’s first superlative graphic novel". The always amazing Robb Mommaerts did a pinup (see above!), do visit his blog to see more fantastic artwork :) The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye was released this week internationally!
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