《甘榜小子》(或名:《Lat,The Kampung Boy》;英语:Kampung Boy,马来语:Budak Kampung)是马来西亚漫画家拿督莫哈末诺卡立(马来语:Mohd Nor bin Khalid)(Lat)的自传图画小说,其续集为《城镇男孩》(英语:Town Boy,马来语:Budak Bandar)。故事主要讲述了作者于1950年代在马来西亚霹雳州长大的儿时经历及生活记忆,如:在森林和锡矿中的冒险经历、进行割礼等家庭和校园生活。此作品被多次翻译成其他语言,如日语、法语等,并销往国外,尤其是东南亚,至今已重印16次,更赢得了多个奖项。这使作者成为马来西亚备受推崇的国际人物和国宝级漫画家[1]。
2006年,First Second Books(英语:First Second Books)出版了美国改编版[2]。这本书采用较小的格式,既6英寸×8英寸,并以马特·格勒宁的推荐为特色,把“最伟大的书之一,有史以来的卡通书”印在封面上[3]。根据营销助理吉娜·伽吉利亚诺(Gina Gagliano)的说法,出版商基本上没有改动故事内容以符合美国人的口味。然而,他们确实将语法和拼写从英式英语(马来西亚遵循的标准),更改为美式版本。虽然如此,出版商还是使用基于作者手写字体的文本字母[4]。First Second Books判断马来语并非读者的主要障碍[5]。无论是纯粹通过文本还是随附的插图,大多数马来语词可以从上下文中清楚地理解[6]。语言的清晰性给出版商留下了一些术语来向北美读者解释,通过在括号中插入定义或将马来语单词替换为英语单词[7]。
Eddie, Campbell. Campbell Interviews Lat: Part 2. First Hand Books—Doodles and Dailies. New York, United States: First Second Books. 12 January 2007 [2010-03-13]. (原始内容存档于2008-06-23).
Eddie, Campbell. Campbell Interviews Lat: Part 3. First Hand Books—Doodles and Dailies. New York, United States: First Second Books. 15 January 2007 [2010-03-13]. (原始内容存档于2008-06-23).
书籍
Chin, Phoebe (编). The Kampung Boy. S-Files, Stories Behind Their Success: 20 True Life Malaysian Stories to Inspire, Challenge, and Guide You to Greater Success. Selangor, Malaysia: Success Resources Slipguard. March 1998. ISBN 983-99324-0-3.
Muliyadi Mahamood. The History of Malay Editorial Cartoons (1930s–1993). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Utusan Publications and Distributions. 2004. ISBN 967-61-1523-1.
Rohani Hashim. Lat's Kampong Boy: Rural Malays in Tradition and Transition. Palmer, Edwina (编). Asian Futures, Asian Traditions. Kent, United Kingdom: Global Oriental. 2005: 389–400. ISBN 1-901903-16-8.
Stevenson, Deborah. The Big Picture—Kampung Boy. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (Maryland, United States: Johns Hopkins University Press). January 2007, 60 (5): 201–202 [2010-04-17]. ISSN 0008-9036. doi:10.1353/bcc.2007.0046. Proquest ID: 1190715481.
Cha, Kai-Ming. Lat's Malaysian Memories. PW Comics Week. New York, United States: Publishers Weekly. 20 November 2007 [2010-03-18]. (原始内容存档于2010-08-18).
Crossings: Datuk Lat (Television production). Singapore: Discovery Networks Asia. 2003-09-21.
Gopinath, Anandhi. Cover: Our Kampung Boy. The Edge (Selangor, Malaysia: The Edge Communications Sdn Bhd). 8 June 2009, (758) [2010-03-15]. (原始内容存档于2010-08-18).
Lat's Latest. New Straits Times (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: New Straits Times Press). 1998-03-18: 7 [2010-03-14]. ProQuest ID: 27524668.
Manavalan, Theresa. Kampung Boy Hits Big Time. New Sunday Times (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: New Straits Times Press). 4 July 1999: 10 [2010-05-18]. Proquest ID: 42901498. (原始内容存档于2013-11-02).
More than a Cartoonist. Annual Business Economic and Political Review: Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Oxford Business Group). January 2007, 2 (Emerging Malaysia 2007): 257–258 [2010-12-04]. ISSN 1755-232X. (原始内容存档于2011-07-15).
Muhammad Husairy Othman. 'Kampung Boy' arrives in Brazil. New Straits Times (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: New Straits Times Press). 14 February 2006: 13 [2010-07-24]. Proquest ID: 986223671.
Pillay, Suzanna. Airborne with the Kampung Boy. New Straits Times (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: New Straits Times Press). 26 May 2004: 5 [2010-07-04]. Proquest ID: 642258141.
Ridzwan A. Rahim. Here's the Lat-est. New Straits Times (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: New Straits Times Press). 2008-08-31: 2 [2010-04-25]. ProQuest ID: 1545672011.
Satiman Jamin; Chuah, Bee Kim. First Indoor Theme Park Set in Nusajaya. New Straits Times (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: New Straits Times Press). 2009-11-12 [2010-03-15]. (原始内容存档于2010-08-18).
Shuttleworth, Mike. Kampung Boy. The Age (Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media). 2010-01-15 [2010-04-02]. (原始内容存档于2010-08-27).
Steinberger, Kevin. Kampung Boy. Magpies (New South Wales, Australia: Magpies Magazine). November 2009, 24 (5): 22. ISSN 0034-0375.