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In 1979, Berita Publishing Sendirian Berhad published Lat’s The Kampung Boy, an autobiographical cartoon account of his youth. Readers of the book were captivated by his “heart-warming” portrayal of Malaysian rural life, rendered with “scribbly black-and-white sketches” and accompanied by “simple but eloquent prose”. By 2009,…