Peculiar Chris

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Title Peculiar Chris
Author Johann S. Lee
Country Singapore
Language English
Genre(s) Novel
Publisher Cannon International
Released 1992
Media type Print (Paperback)
ISBN ISBN 981-00-3557-8

Peculiar Chris is Singapore's first gay novel. Its author is Johann S. Lee and it was published in Singapore by Cannon International in 1992.

The author penned the book while doing his National Service in Singapore at the age of 19. It was published a year later. Singapore's first openly gay novel published locally takes us through the life and loves of Chris and his partner Samuel. The book is also noteworthy for documenting how the military bureaucracy reacts when a soldier comes out in Singapore.