The Teenage Textbook (Memorial Edition)
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When The Teenage Textbook was first published in 1988, it became an instant bestseller. Since then, the novel and its sequel, The Teenage Workbook, have become recognised as popular and classic titles in the canon of Singapore literature, appealing to generations of Singaporen readers. Both books have sold close to a total of 90,000 copies in regular reprints.
Attesting to its appeal, The Teenage Textbook has been adapted as a movie, stage plays and a television series. In 2015, it was listed by The Business Times as one of the top 10 Singapore books in English from 1965 to 2015.
This memorial edition contains tributes to Adrian Tan and an essay which examines the novel in social and literary frames by Gwee Li Sui.
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"When I ran MPH Parkway from 1987, I happened to come across a bookĀ called The Teenage Textbook by a then unknown author, Adrian Tan. I wasĀ immediately hooked by the sheer freshness and humour I found. Straightaway, IĀ added a couple of zeroes in the quantity placed by the buyer on the purchase orderĀ for the book and the rest is history. It happened again in 1989 when the sequel wasĀ released."
ā Kenny Chan,Ā Former Senior Director, Asia PacificĀ Books Kinokuniya
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Adrian TanĀ (4 February 1966 ā 8 July 2023)Ā was a lawyer and author. HeĀ is known well known for TheĀ Teenage Textbook and The TeenageĀ Workbook, novels which heĀ wrote while studying Law atĀ the National University ofĀ Singapore. He was the 27thĀ president of the Law SocietyĀ of Singapore and a partner atĀ TSMP Law Corporation.Ā
He was the originator andĀ consultant for the Channel 5Ā television legal drama The PupilĀ and invested in Homecoming, aĀ Jack Neo film about familiesĀ during Chinese New Year.Ā
He also wrote Dear Adam,Ā Help! under the pseudonym,Ā Adam Wong based on hisĀ Agony Uncle column in GOĀ magazine during the 1980s.Ā
His latest writing is theĀ series of If I Were King ofĀ Singapore social commentariesĀ which he posted on LinkedIn.
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- Description
- Praise
- About the Author
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When The Teenage Textbook was first published in 1988, it became an instant bestseller. Since then, the novel and its sequel, The Teenage Workbook, have become recognised as popular and classic titles in the canon of Singapore literature, appealing to generations of Singaporen readers. Both books have sold close to a total of 90,000 copies in regular reprints.
Attesting to its appeal, The Teenage Textbook has been adapted as a movie, stage plays and a television series. In 2015, it was listed by The Business Times as one of the top 10 Singapore books in English from 1965 to 2015.
This memorial edition contains tributes to Adrian Tan and an essay which examines the novel in social and literary frames by Gwee Li Sui.
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"When I ran MPH Parkway from 1987, I happened to come across a bookĀ called The Teenage Textbook by a then unknown author, Adrian Tan. I wasĀ immediately hooked by the sheer freshness and humour I found. Straightaway, IĀ added a couple of zeroes in the quantity placed by the buyer on the purchase orderĀ for the book and the rest is history. It happened again in 1989 when the sequel wasĀ released."
ā Kenny Chan,Ā Former Senior Director, Asia PacificĀ Books Kinokuniya
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Adrian TanĀ (4 February 1966 ā 8 July 2023)Ā was a lawyer and author. HeĀ is known well known for TheĀ Teenage Textbook and The TeenageĀ Workbook, novels which heĀ wrote while studying Law atĀ the National University ofĀ Singapore. He was the 27thĀ president of the Law SocietyĀ of Singapore and a partner atĀ TSMP Law Corporation.Ā
He was the originator andĀ consultant for the Channel 5Ā television legal drama The PupilĀ and invested in Homecoming, aĀ Jack Neo film about familiesĀ during Chinese New Year.Ā
He also wrote Dear Adam,Ā Help! under the pseudonym,Ā Adam Wong based on hisĀ Agony Uncle column in GOĀ magazine during the 1980s.Ā
His latest writing is theĀ series of If I Were King ofĀ Singapore social commentariesĀ which he posted on LinkedIn.
