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Lat
Capturing Malaysian childhood and everyday life in The Kampung Boy.
The Kampung Boy · Town Boy
- Born
- 5 March 1951
- Birthplace
- Kota Bharu, Perak, Malaysia
More people
Lat
Lat is a Malaysian cartoonist whose humorous drawings depict village life, urban change and the country’s diverse communities.
Early life
Village life
Grew up in rural Perak before moving to Ipoh.
First publications
Sold cartoons while still at school.
Career
- 1964
First comic book
Published Tiga Sekawan as a teenager.
- 1974
Editorial cartooning
Moved from reporting into full-time newspaper cartoons.
- 1997
Animation
His childhood stories became a television series.
Selected work
The Kampung Boy
An illustrated account of rural childhood.
Town Boy
Follows adolescence and friendship in Ipoh.
Mina Smiles
Created animation for a UNESCO literacy campaign.
Beyond work
Family
Married in 1977 and raised four children.
Homecoming
Moved back to Ipoh in 1997 so his children could experience life outside Kuala Lumpur.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Further source ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: Davie Gan. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
