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1 | The Singapore Government Pulled the Funding for This Comic Book, and Now Readers Only Want It More | Nosintonin'ny Governemanta Ao Singapore Ny Famatsiambola An'ity Tantara An-tsary ity, Ary Maniry Ny Hahabetsaka Kokoa Azy io Ny Mpamaky Amin'izao Fotoana |
2 | From the Facebook page of Sonny Liew | Avy amin'ny pejy Facebook-n'i Sonny Liew |
3 | A new graphic novel sold out its first print run last weekend, after news broke that Singapore's National Arts Council (NAC) withdrew its publishing grant worth S$8,000 (about US $6,000). | Tamin'ny faran'ny herinandro lasa no namarotra ny laharany voalohany ho famapahafantarana azy ny tantara an-tsary iray, taorian'izay dia nivoaka ny vaovao hoe nosintonin'ny Filankevitra Nasionaly Momba ny Zavakanto ao Singapore (NAC) ny fanohanany ara-bola ny fanontàna azy io mitentina 8.000 dolara Singaporeana (6.000 dolara Amerikana eo ho eo). |
4 | The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye is a graphic novel by Sonny Liew, an established artist and illustrator who has done work for DC Vertigo and Marvel Comics. | Ny “Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye” dia tantara an-tsary iray vokarin'i Sonny Liew, mpahaikanto iray sady mpanao sary fanaingoana izay efa nanao asa ho an'ny tantara an-tsary DC Vertigo sy Marvel. |
5 | Liew also won NAC's Young Artist Award in 2010. | Nahazo ny Loka avy amin'ny NAC ho an'ny Tanora Mpahaikanto ihany koa i Liew tamin'ny 2010. |
6 | Although NAC had reviewed and approved the grant application for the book project, it later withdrew the grant because the book allegedly breached “funding guidelines”. | Na dia efa nandalina sy nanaiky ny taratasy fangatahana tohana ara-bola ho an'ilay tetikasa hamoahana boky aza ny NAC, taty aoriana dia nosintoniny ny fanohanana satria voalaza ho tsy nanaja ny “torolàlana momba ny famatsiambola” ilay boky. |
7 | “The retelling of Singapore's history in the book potentially undermines the authority or legitimacy of the government and its public institutions, and thus breaches our funding guidelines.” | “Mety hanimba ny fahefàna na ny maha-ekem-bahoaka ny governemanta sy ireo andrimpanjakana ny famerenana mitanisa ny tantaran'i Singapore ao anatin'ilay boky, ka araka izany dia manitsakitsaka ny torolàlanay momba ny famatsiambola.” |
8 | Khor Kok Wah, senior director of NAC's literary arts sector, told the press. | Khor Kok Wah, tale ambony ao amin'ny sampana haisoratra ao amin'ny NAC, nilaza tamin'ny mpanao gazety hoe. |
9 | “The council's funding guidelines are published online and well known among the arts community.” | “Mivoaka ao anaty aterineto ireo torolàlan'ny famatsiambola ataon'ny filankevitra ary fantatra tsara eo amin'ny tontolon'ny haikanto.” |
10 | The graphic novel follows the protagonist, a comic-book artist named Charlie Chan, through the founding years of Singapore's history. | Manaraka ny dian'i Charlie Chan, ilay maherifo, mpahaikanto iray mpanoratra tantara an-tsary, ity boky ity, ary mitety ireo taona maro nandrafetana ny tantaran'i Singapore. |
11 | Singapore's first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, as well as Lim Chin Siong (Lee's political rival who was later detained without trial), also appear in the book. | Lee Kuan Yew, praiministra ao Singapore, hatramin'i Lim Chin Siong (mpifaninana ara-politika amin'i Lee, izay notànana tsy nisy fitsaràna taty aoriana), dia hita ihany koa ao anatin'ilay boky. |
12 | The story also mentions the detentions of lawyers, social workers, and activists in a 1987 sweep known as Operation Spectrum. | Lazain'ilay tantara ihany koa ny famonjàna tao anatin'ilay fandraofana faobe fantatra tamin'ny hoe Operation Spectrum tamin'ny 1987 nanjo ireo mpisolovava, mpiasa sosialy, sy ireo mpikatroka mafàna fo. |
13 | Examinations of Singapore's history can be a touchy subject, especially when someone contradicts the country's official narrative. | Lohahevitra iray saropady ny fandinihana ny tantaran'i Singapore, indrindra fa rehefa misy olona manohitra ny fitantaràna ofisialy ao amin'ny firenena. |
14 | While historians and commentators have asserted that the detentions were politically motivated, the ruling People's Action Party-which has led the government since 1959-insists that the grant was withdrawn for reasons of national security and stability. | Raha nanamafy ireo politisiana sy ireo mpaneho hevitra fa noho ny antony politika no nanaovana ireo fisamborana, ny Antoko Hetsiky ny Vahoaka eo amin'ny fitondrana kosa-izay mitarika ny governemanta efa hatramin'ny 1959-misisika milaza fa noho ny antony filaminana sy fitoniam-pirenena no nisintonana ilay famatsiana vola. |
15 | Taking back the grant inadvertently generated more media and public attention for Liew's book. | Niteraka ho azy ny fifantohantsaina bebe kokoan'ny media sy ny vahoaka ho any amin'ilay bokin'i Liew ny fisintonana indray ilay famatsiana. |
16 | About 270 copies were bought when it launched last Saturday, and the first print run of 1,000 copies has since sold out completely. | |
17 | Awesome turnout at launch of The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye today in Singapore kinokuniya ! | Manodidina ny 270 isa no efa nisy nividy tamin'ny Sabotsy, fotoana namoahana azy voalohany, ary efa lafo daholo ireo 1.000 isa navoakan'ny fanontàna voalohany hatreto. |
18 | … https://t.co/KUsoTkC6Au - Cheryl Liew (@cherylliew) May 30, 2015 | Fivadihan-javatra mahavariana tamin'ny famoahana voalohany ny “The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye” androany tao Singapore kinokuniya ! |
19 | Writing on Facebook, Sonny Liew thanked people for their support, and drew attention to questions about the role of public money in the arts: | Nanoratra tao amin'ny Facebook ho fisaorana ny olona noho ny fanohanan'izy ireo i Sonny Liew, ary nisarika ny saina ho amin'ireo olana mikasika ny anjara toeran'ny volam-bahoaka amin'ny haikanto: |
20 | What remains are questions over the role of a national arts organization, the role of public money, who decides how and why they're spent. | Ny mbola fanontaniana mipetraka dia ny anjara toeran'ny fikambanana iray nasionaly momba ny haikanto, ny anjara toeran'ny volam-.bahoaka, iza no manapaka hevitra momba ny hoe ahoana no nandaniana azy ary nahoana no nolaniana izy ireny. |
21 | Should the NAC be more focused on artistic considerations and be less bound by political constraints? | Tokony hifantoka bebe kokoa amin'ny fiheverana ny maha-haikanto fa tsy ho voafatotry ny teritery ara-politika ve ny NAC? |
22 | What is the criteria for deciding if a work crosses unacceptable boundaries? | Inona no mason-tsivana hanapahana hevitra hoe tsy nanaraka ny fepetra sy faritra napetraka ny asa iray? |
23 | Why shouldn't good art be commerically self-sustainable anyway? | Izany eo ihany, fa maninona no tsy tokony ho afaka hiahy tena ho azo amidy amin'ny fomba maharitra ny taokanto tsara? |
24 | Singaporeans also questioned the possibility of a graphic novel's ability to undermine the state: | Nanontany tena ihany koa ireo Singaporeana momba ny mety hahafahan'ny tantara an-tsary manimba ny fahefam-panjakana: |
25 | Bryan Chan Yin Seng If a little satire can undermine the authority and its legitimacy, then the government should really really question themselves how weak this government authority and legitimacy is at the first place. | Bryan Chan Yin Seng Raha toa ka tantara kely iray feno hanihany no afaka manimba ny fahefana sy ny fankatoavana azy, tokony tena fanontaniana voalohany indrindra apetraky ny governemanta amin'ny tenany ny fanontaniana momba ny harefon'ny fahefan'io governemanta io sy ny maha-ara-dalàna azy. |
26 | Chee Hoe Siew It is a comic book using Singapore's history as its background. | Chee Hoe Siew Boky tantara an-tsary iray mampiasa ny tantaran'i Singapore ho fototra iaingàny io. Ahoana no hitakiana aminy hanana fijery tena mety maneho ny tantara? |
27 | How is this required to have an accurate portray of history? | Raha izany no izy, tokony hanao dingana ny governemanta hampivondrona ny bokin-tantara tsirairay. |
28 | If this is the case, the government should move forward to band every single story book. | Ao amin'ny media sosialy, maro no nahamarika fa nitondra tombony ho an'ny famarotana ilay boky ny fisintahan'ny NAC: . |
29 | On social media, many observed that the NAC's withdrawal has actually been beneficial to book sales: . | @kixes tena marina fa ny hany zavatra tsara noho ny tohana ara-bola ho an'ny haikanto ao Singapore dia ny fisintonan'ny governemanta ny famatsiana ny haikanto |
30 | @kixes surely the only thing better than an arts grant in Singapore is the govt withdrawing an arts grant. - Rob O'Brien (@robwriting) June 3, 2015 | Mandehana mividy & manohana ilay boky vaovao novokarin'i @sonnyliew “The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye” ho fanoherana ity fanivanan-tena tsy misy dikany ity |
31 | Go buy & support @sonnyliew ‘s new book the Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye to counter this self censorship nonsense! http://t.co/SFTv8byJtn - Cheryl Liew (@cherylliew) May 29, 2015 | Tsy maintsy namerina ny S$6,400 (USD $4,700) izay efa nolaniany ny Epigram Books, mpanonta ilay boky, ary nampanonta soratra fametaka mba hanakonana ny fangon'ny NAC tao anatin'ny boky. |
32 | The book's publisher, Epigram Books, had to return the S$6,400 (USD $4,700) that it had already spent, and print stickers to cover up the NAC's logo in the book. | |