Despite Putrajaya's restriction, the work of cartoonist Zunar titled, "Pirate of the Carry-BN", has been accepted into the Library of Congress in Washington, USA.
Zunar, whose real name is Zulkiflee Anwar Haque, said his book would be catalogued in the Asia Section of the library and become one of the more than 120,000 books of cartoons there.
"For me, this is a form of appreciation, as none of my works are recognised here. Some are even banned," he said in a statement today.
Zunar said in a ceremony on October 1, Sara G. Duke, who is the curator of Popular and Applied Graphic Art in Prints and Photography Division accepted the book on behalf of the library.
He said it was an honour to be part of the library's 200-year-old history that boast a collection of over three million books and 33 million catalogued books.
"The book is not found in any libraries in Malaysia. It is also not sold in any bookshop here for the same reason," he said, adding that some of his previous works have been listed in the Library of Congress records, but does not exist physically.
Zunar is currently in the US, attending a month-long tour, "To Fight Through Cartoon". He also held a solo exhibition at an art gallery, The Crane House in Louisville and gave lectures on art and journalism at the University of East Kentucky, the University of West Kentucky, Manual High School and Berea College.
Zunar is a political cartoonist who was detained under the Sedition Act for drawing cartoons which were deemed seditious. Seven of his books were banned in Malaysia.
In the "Pirate Of The Carry-BN", he highlighted the unsolved murder of a Mongolian woman, the political conspiracy against opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, the wife of the present prime minister, and the Scorpene submarine deal and purchase.
He recently initiated the “Cartoonists Against Electoral Fraud (CAEF)”, a movement to protest against election fraud in Malaysia. And, he is the recipient of an award for "Courage in Editorial Cartoon Drawing 2011" by Cartoonist Rights Network, Washington.
- TMI
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