Mohamed Nor Khalid (LAT)

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Mohammad Nor Khalid or Datuk Mohd Nor Khalid (born 5 March 1951) is a well known cartoonist in Malaysia. Also known as Lat, many of his cartoons appear in the editorial pages of the Malaysian newspaper New Straits Times. Lat was born in a village called Kota Baru in Perak, not to be confused with Kota Bharu the capital of Kelantan. He had a wonderful talent for drawing as a child and drew excellent comics. At the age of 9, his gifted talent began to yield his family income. His first real book was Tiga Sekawan, a story about 3 friends who banded together to catch robbers. The book was published in his sixth year at Jalan Pasir Puteh Primary School in Ipoh. His publisher paid him 25 Ringgit for his service. By 1968, Lat was earning 100 Ringgit a month from his work. He later moved to Kuala Lumpur to become a cartoonist. Lat later joined the New Straits Times as a crime reporter but he later became a cartoonist. His first book Kampung Boy,an autobiography of his life was published in 1979 and sold thousands of copies within 3 months. His cartoons have been published in several cartoon books in Malaysia. He is famous throughout Malaysia. One of his books Kampung Boy was published in France by a French publisher. His latest book is Dr Who?! which is dedicated to Mahathir bin Mohamad,the former prime minister of Malaysia and his wife Dr Siti Hasmah. An English-language edition of Kampung Boy was published by First Second Books in August of 2006. This was the first of his books to be published in the United States. His cartoons reflect his view about Malaysian life and the world

Style

The main theme of Lat's oeuvre is life in Malaysia, ranging from deeply personal memories ("Kampung Boy"), political satire (often lampooning the heated debates between the two major political parties, UMNO and PAS), living life abroad from the Malaysian point of view and the ever-changing relationships between the different ethnic groups. He often mixes his social commentaries with humorous passages and slapstick. These features are found virtually everywhere in his work (see bibliography).

Striking about Lat are his accounts of his own village childhood, and his extended Malay family, collected in his acclaimed autobiographical books "Kampung Boy" and "Town Boy". They are the only books to have been reprinted in Japanese. They recall Lat's fond memories of the relaxed pace of traditional kampong life, and that in spite of being supportive of modern city life, Lat is proud and very fond of his deeply rural background.

Although detailed insight of life on the Malayan peninsula is required to fully appreciate the work, Lat can be recommended as an invaluable primer for the visitor and new resident alike.






to be countinued....

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Bibliography


Be Serious Lat
Better Lat than Never
Budak Kampung
Dr. Who?!
Entahlah Mak...
It's a Lat Lat Lat Lat World
Kampung Boy:Yesterday and Today (ISBN 967-969-307-4)
Kampung Boy:Yesterday and Today (Japanese Version)
Keluarga SiMamat
Lat 30 Years Later
Lat and Gang
Lat and His Lot Again...
Lat as Usual
Lat at Large
Lat gets Lost
Lat was Here
Lat with a Punch
Lat's Lot
Lots More Lat
Lots of Lat
Mat Som (English Version) (ISBN 983-99617-1-3)
Mat Som (Malay Version)
The Kampung Boy
The Portable Lat
Town Boy
Town Boy(Japanese Version)
With a Little Bit of Lat

katana83

matjawasp

Datuk Lat ni abang pada Mamat Khalid yang buat cerita "Man Laksa" tu kan?

GAMEOVER

Yang aku tau dia nih ex Anderson Ipoh.

Atlit gak kot memuda dulu nih.

CRK

kalau tak salah, Lat merupakan penerima ijazah kehormat dari UPM beberapa tahun yg lepas.

alphawolf

Ye la tu....yang jadi 'adik' dalam kartun Kampung Boy dan Town Boy tu...

Aku suka kartun Lat ni sebab tunjuk kisah kat kampung dan bandar terutama tahun2 60an dan 70an...

kuda-liar

.....laaaa...tau sgt ler Kota Baharu tuu..birthplace Tok Lat ghope2nyee..dr Gopeng masuk simpang pi Lawan Kuda & Kopisan.....dulu ada 'halt' kecik KTM,skrg dh demolished....buat 1 freight stn plak. Kota Baharu bleh shortcut pi Malim Nawar tembus Kg Changkat Bendera. Shortcut pi Bt Gajah plak lalu kg Rendang Sawa.

...ada 1 spot bersejarah kt K.Baharu ni....kompleks makam kerabat raja dulu2....makam Teja(kalau x silap).

...memang respek dgn Datuk Lat....mesej dlm karikatur dia memang genuine....real...sgt padat dgn moral yg trsmbunyi.....tajam akal. sapa duk mmbesar kt kg...memang trsntuh syahdu tringat nostalgia.

katana83

kadang2 aku baca komik Lat rasa macam baca buku sejarah versi yang menarik... entertaining

deaf4ever

sesuai benar la topik ni...LAT memang legend. :tq:

tampal2 la katun2 dia atau apa2 menarik pasal dia yang korang tahu...

thelauncher

abg aku masa blom kawen rajin jugak kumpul koleksi LAT...
best giler bace...sekarang komik tu ntah ke mana peginye???

deaf4ever

kongsi2 trivia yang aku tahu pasal lat ni k..

#1
Original nye Budak Kampung ada lukisan Lat tergolek sampai bawah tangga lepas ke pelempang ngan Bapak dia kan?
skarang nye version dah takde lukisan tu, pasal Brutal sangat...


( kalo salah tolong betul kan aku )

deaf4ever

#2

McDonalds  pernah ada satu burger special bernama Kampung Burger. Tak tahu la kat Msia ada ke takde, dia cam Samurai Burger gitu la,
McDonalds buat khas untuk sekian2 waktu.

Smua artwork dan promosi untuk McDonalds Kampung Burger ni dibuat Lat.

deaf4ever

Trivia #3

kalo korang gi Spore, Fort Canning Park ( Taman Larangan ) tempat ni masa zaman Temasek dulu ialah tempat larangan khas untuk raja2 je.
Lat punye lukisan korang bleh tengok merata taman / bukit ni.
Smua lukisan Lat rujuk kat sejarah lama tapi ngan style dia sendiri..

sebahagian gambo2 dalam koleksi aku hehe


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tambah lagi la korang, apa2 yang korang tahu trivia pasal Lat...smua taruk sini...

sepaileman

antara kartunis yg aku cukup respek ialah dato LAT selain dari ujang, nan dgn rejabad

thamrong

Lat ni termasuk dalam generasi 60puluhan. Di saat itu ujud budaya hippies di barat dan budaya pop yeh yeh di Malaysia. Ciri2 budaya sewaktu itu ialah belia memakai seluar bell-bottom, rambut panjang, baju warna-warni denga collar besar dan lebar dan sporting side-burns. Zaman itu juga adalah zaman kegelisahan penuntut-penuntut universiti. Contohnya  rusuhan barisan pelajar-pelajar marxist di France, anti-war di Britian dan Amerika dan kejatuhan Sukarno di Indonesia. Satu zaman 'self-expression' dan anti establishment dan ini di manifest dengan lagu-lagu bercorak protest.
Satu yang ketara yang di tunjukkan oleh Lat dalam karya-karyanya ialah keadaan orang Melayu diwaktu itu maseh hidup dalam kesusahan dan serba kekurangan. Tapi dapat beliau sorokan caricuture-caricuture tersebut dengan lukisan  yang  melucukan.  So read his message in between the lines....buddy.:pmuka::pmuka:

AzusaFuyutsuki

rumah Lat (current) berhampiran dengan jambatan sungai Pinji, dekat sangat ngan rumah arwah Opah aku

unRESTworld

rumah die ade ciri2 rumah tradisional..
sungai pinji tu kat mane?

AzusaFuyutsuki

hmm...camna la aku nak explain kat ko kat mana sungai pinji, ko tahu tak area pekan razaki ?..dekat dekat area tu la

thamrong

Lat anak Melayu yang tulin. Beliau tahu apa tu kesusahan dan kekurangan kalau latar belakang anak kampung. Memang berbakat dan punya otak yang kreatif ( dari sekolah kampung ke Anderson ...satu kemajuan bagi anak kampung ini).  Big break di New Straits Times.  Pendedahan selanjutnya  apabila diberi peluang melawat dan belajar di Jepun dan di Barat. What he cannot expressed in writing he expressed them  in cartoon.  Genius..:hatdown::hatdown: