5/19/2023 0 Comments The art of charlie chan hock chye![]() ![]() ![]() The very meta novel features a local artist who recounts the past 60 years of history through his comics where politicians like Lee Kuan Yew and Lim Chin Siong are part of the narrative. Wee also said that most of the graphic novels published by Epigram Books take two years to sell 1,000 copies. 2,500 copies have been sold since the book’s release last month. In an interview with The Straits Times, publisher Edmund Wee said that another 3,000 copies will be printed. Unsurprisingly, the book sold out - and twice now. When it made news that the National Arts Council withdrew an $8,000 grant on the eve of the launch of the book because it contained ‘sensitive content’, it only served to lure the public to find out more about it. ![]()
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