Kampung Boy

Kampung Boy by Lat. Published by First Second/Roaring Book Press, New York, NY, Sept 2006. 1st American Edition 1st Printing. Paperback. No DJ. Oblong. Condition: Fine. 142 Pgs. ISBN 1596431210. LCCN 2005034135. Cartoon recounts the life of Mat, a Muslim boy gowing up in rural Malaysia in the 1950s His adventures and mischief-making, fishing trips, religious education, and work on his family's rubber plantation. Meanwhile, the traditional way of life in his village (or kampung) is steadily disappearing, with tin mines and factory jobs increasingly overtaking the village's agricultural way of life. When Mat himself leaves for boarding school, he can only hope that his familiar kampung will still be there when he returns. Description text copyright 2011 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 24888.