The LAT link
LAT's cartoons provide a thoroughly believeable view of Malysian life and
politics. To me, as a 'Mat Saleh', LAT provides an invaluable guide to
Malaysian culture, expressed in a way mere words never could. Ever since
Angela, my wife, first read to me 'Budak Kampung' as a way of learning about
her culture I have been hooked, and we've been avid collectors ever since.
I can't say we have everything ever published under LAT's name, but we've
certainly enough to give us hours of enjoyment.
This is a list (which is by no means complete) of the LAT books we know
about. Those marked with an asterisk are part of our treasured collection.
Unfortunately, all the LAT cartoons I have are copyright, so I am not
able to reproduce any here. I recommend you get the books.
No Malaysian hot list should be without a link to LAT.
- Budak Kampung (B)*
- The Kampung Boy (B,1977)*
- Lat's Lot (B,1978)*
- With a little bit of Lat (B,1980)*
- Town Boy (B,1981)*
- Lots More Lat (B,1982)*
- Lat and his Lot again (B,1983)*
- It's a Lat, Lat, Lat, Lat World (B,1985)*
- Lat and Gang (B,1987)
- Lat with a punch (B,1988)*
- Better Lat than never (B,1989)*
- Mat Som oleh Lat (K,1989)*
- Lat was here (B,1995)*
- Be Serious! Lat (B)
- Better Lat than Never (B)
- Entahlah Mak... (B)
- Kampung Boy: Yesterday and Today (B)
- Keluarga Si Mamat (B)
- Lat as Usual (B)
- Lots of Lat (B)
- Lat 30 years later (K, 1994)
- Lat gets lost (B, 1996)
- Lat at large (B, 1999)
- A french publisher translated "Kampung boy" in French in 2003 and publishes the book
B = Berita Publishing Sdn. Bhd, 22 Jalan Liku, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
K = Kampung Boy Sdn. Bhd., 34 (3rd Fl), Jalan SS 15/4D, Subang Jaya, 47500, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Contacting Lat
Yes, you can contact Lat! His
snail mail address in Kuala Lumpur is 13 Jalan SS 15/6, Subang Jaya
47500 Malaysia.
Lat now has his own web page called:
Lat House
And the page even gives you a contact email address:
Lat@LatHouse.com.my
Lat News
The Lat cartoon, "The Kampung Boy" is being animated by Matinee Entertainment in Los Angeles
and is due to be broadcast over Measat Broadcast's Direct-To-User
multi-channel television in Malaysia
In real life Lat is cartoonist Mohammad Nor bin Khalid who now lives back in his home town of Ipoh with his wife and four children. Here's a picture:
The picture is taken on the 5th of September 1998, on a function -
Musical Variety Show, organised by the Anderson premier Brass Band of
Anderson School Ipoh, where LAT was doing a guest performance - he sang
Getaran jiwa.
For more pictures go to:
The Anderson Premier Brass Band Online Page (in particular, the photos of the Musical Variety Show 1998).
If you can add any extra info on Lat and his creations please let me know!
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