{"product_id":"the-teenage-textbook-memorial-edition","title":"The Teenage Textbook (Memorial Edition)","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003cem\u003eThe Teenage Textbook\u003c\/em\u003e was first published in 1988, it became an instant bestseller. Since then, the novel and its sequel, \u003cem\u003eThe Teenage Workbook\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAttesting to its appeal, \u003cem\u003eThe Teenage Textbook\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis memorial edition contains tributes to Adrian Tan and an essay which examines the novel in social and literary frames by Gwee Li Sui.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"When I ran MPH Parkway from 1987, I happened to come across a book called The Teenage Textbook by a then unknown author, Adrian Tan. I was immediately hooked by the sheer freshness and humour I found. Straightaway, I added a couple of zeroes in the quantity placed by the buyer on the purchase order for the book and the rest is history. It happened again in 1989 when the sequel was released.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e– Kenny Chan, Former Senior Director, Asia Pacific Books Kinokuniya\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdrian Tan\u003c\/strong\u003e (4 February 1966 – 8 July 2023) was a lawyer and author. He is known well known for \u003cem\u003eThe Teenage Textbook\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Teenage Workbook\u003c\/em\u003e, novels which he wrote while studying Law at the National University of Singapore. He was the 27th president of the Law Society of Singapore and a partner at TSMP Law Corporation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe was the originator and consultant for the Channel 5 television legal drama \u003cem\u003eThe Pupil\u003c\/em\u003e and invested in \u003cem\u003eHomecoming\u003c\/em\u003e, a Jack Neo film about families during Chinese New Year. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe also wrote \u003cem\u003eDear Adam\u003c\/em\u003e, Help! under the pseudonym, Adam Wong based on his \u003cem\u003eAgony Uncle\u003c\/em\u003e column in GO magazine during the 1980s. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis latest writing is the series of \u003cem\u003eIf I Were King of Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e social commentaries which he posted on LinkedIn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pansing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45844963066153,"sku":"9789811878572","price":18.26,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/AI-TheTeenageTextbookMemorialEdition.jpg?v=1691031402","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-teenage-textbook-memorial-edition","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}