The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye

A single-issue graphic novel from 2016 published by Penguin Random House, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye is a landmark work by Singaporean creator Sonny Liew. This formally inventive biography blends fact and fiction to chronicle the imagined career of a pioneering local comic artist, while simultaneously tracing the political and social history of Singapore from its colonial past through independence. The book earned widespread acclaim for its ambitious, multi-layered storytelling and its use of shifting art styles, making it a vital document of Southeast Asian comics.