trending: 'Sharp mind, wonderful heart' — tributes pour in for Law Society president Adrian Tan
In the late 1980s, Tan gained recognition as a young writer with his bestselling works, The Teenage Textbook and The Teenage Workbook. The two books were later adapted for both stage and screen.on Facebook of the “profound” impact the books had on him in his teenage years, as he wrestled with the “doubt, insecurities, and fears of adolescence”.
He shared an exchange he had with Tan in 2016, where he had thanked Tan for writing the books that deeply resonated with him due to their accurate portrayal of the Singapore education system. Cartoonist and filmmaker Colin Goh described how Tan had “generously” written the foreword to his first collection of Orchard Road strips.After his early success as a novelist, Tan later became known for his commentary on a wide range of topics, especially on LinkedIn.
He referred to himself as the “masked litigator, advocate for advocates, socially and emotionally distant law firm partner” on his LinkedIn profile.
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