Quiet Time

The concluding part of Lee's Singaporean queer triptych which began with Peculiar Chris. About a gay man's paternal instincts and gay activism, set against the civil rights events of 2007. Rated 3.5 stars out of 5 by The Sunday Times. “The sound and anger of Johann S Lee's moving triptych which began with the now classic and iconic Peculiar Chris ends in Quiet Time, a novel whose subdued eloquence is matched only by its relevance. Johann S Lee, who daringly became the forbearer of Singapore gay literature in the uncertain early 90s with his searching themes, now reassuringly takes on the mantle of its godfather in an equally unquiet time when his characters discover that paternalism could be a source of not just conflict and contagion, but penetrating commonality.” - Daren Shiau, author and recipient of the 2002 National Arts Council's Young Artist Award “Passionate and unflinching in his portrayal of the self-contradictions and inexorable conflicts which remain part and parcel of being gay in Singapore, Johann S Lee has created a wonderfully realistic, prescient and moving book that threatens to bat his previous works (and many past Singaporean novels) off the shelf of living memory. In time, one hopes that Quiet Time will continue to instruct and encourage present and future generations of gay readers to keep questioning the value of their existence, and to look back in awe at how far we have all come as a persecuted community.” - Cyril Wong, poet and recipient of the 2006 Singapore Literature Prize "A remarkable book." - The Sunday Times "A must-read." - Trevvy.com "Singapore's best gay novel ever." - Fridae.com