{"product_id":"l-k-y-political-cartoons","title":"LKY: Political Cartoons","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/GN-LKY-Sample.pdf?967\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe urban legend goes that Morgan Chua’s first political cartoon of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLee Kuan Yew in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSingapore Herald\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cspan\u003eled to the newspaper’s closure in 1971. Undeterred by this, Lee’s near mythic status became fodder for Morgan’s creative imagination and incisive pen as he continued his satirical sketches of the prime minister in the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e Far Eastern Economic Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the first time, over 100 of Morgan’s LKY cartoons—along with new ones—have been collected, covering Lee’s pioneering years up to the present day. In \u003cem\u003eLKY: Political Cartoons\u003c\/em\u003e, the fearless Morgan meets the fearsome Harry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cspan\u003eI really like the bulge Morgan gives [LKY] around his eyebrows, beneath which his eyes are sometimes two slits, sometimes small buttons and rarely open. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI’ve never read a biography of someone in the form of political cartoons, but this one works pretty well\u003c\/span\u003e...\u003cspan\u003eThere is a delightful section where [LKY] meets foreign leaders.\u003c\/span\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—V Sudarshan, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/columns\/v_sudarshan\/Immortal-Lines-on-Lee-Kuan-Yew\/2014\/12\/14\/article2569828.ece\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe New Indian Express\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“If you have always wondered what the epic, unexpurgated life of Singapore's founding prime minister would look like as comic strips, this book by [Morgan] Chua is for you.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Corrie Tan and Nabilah Said, \u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A very interesting collection\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—TJS George, author of \u003cem\u003eLee Kuan Yew's Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cspan\u003eFor those who don't know, Morgan Chua is one our country's rare political cartoonist—hilariously biting when at the top of his game...how often do we get to see LKY satirised in comics? Only Morgan is crazy enough to do it.\u003c\/span\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Justin Zhuang, author of \u003cem\u003eIndependence: The History Of Graphic Design in Singapore Since The 1960s\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Who said Singapore doesn't have political cartoonists? Here, meet Morgan Chua\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Belmont Lay and Martino Tan, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/mothership.sg\/2015\/01\/who-said-spore-doesnt-have-political-cartoonists-here-meet-morgan-chua\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMothership.SG\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Wonderful book from Epigram Books of our late founding father Lee Kuan Yew who left us early this morning. I love how it humanises and charts the fascinating life of the great man who we all learnt to fear and respect.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ning Cai, author of \u003cem\u003eWho Is Magic Babe Ning?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Excellent book. Sharper than Lat and Zunar! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLong time fan of Morgan since his \u003cem\u003eFEER\u003c\/em\u003e days. Hope there’ll be an \u003cem\u003eLKY\u003c\/em\u003e Book 2 coming up.\u003c\/span\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Paul Choo, graphic designer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMorgan Chua\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a Singapore-born cartoonist who started drawing for the Singapore Herald in 1970. When the paper was closed down by the government in 1971, Chua moved to Hong Kong and joined the Asian for nine months. He then joined the prestigious \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFar Eastern Economic Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, where he started as an editorial artist and over 24 years rose to creative director. At the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eReview\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, he was known for his incisive single-panel political cartoons and for arresting and provocative magazine cover choices. He has also drawn cartoons for Hong Kong’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNext Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eApple Daily\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Chua has published \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/tiananmen\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTiananmen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1989, 2014)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2000, 2008), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDivercity Singapore: A Cartoon History of Immigration\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2010) and illustrated former Singapore President S R Nathan’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e50 Stories from My Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2013). Most recently, Chua released \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/l-k-y-political-cartoons\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLKY: Political Cartoons\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2014)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EfoCmqupUcQ\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":32020126072945,"sku":"9789810791759","price":24.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/GN-LKY-CVF-100.jpg?v=1412330346","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/l-k-y-political-cartoons","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}