Charlene Rajendran

Charlene Rajendran (born 1964 in Malacca) is a Malaysian writer based in Singapore. She currently teaches theatre at the Nanyang Technological University.

Published works

Rajendran's first book was a collection of poetry called Mangosteen Crumble (Team East, 1999). It explored issues of identity and difference, often by using Malaysian English syntax.^[1] It is now out of print and the entire contents have been placed online.^[2]
Her second book was Taxi Tales on a Crooked Bridge (Matahari Books, 2009), a non-fiction book based on her conversations with the taxi-drivers of Singapore, where she now lives. This quirky book also includes some poetry and photography. It debuted at #2 on the MPH Local Non-Fiction bestseller list for the week ending 17 May 2009.^[3]

External links

• Interview with Charlene Rajendran in The Sun (Malaysia). 20 May 2009.
• Interview in The Star (Malaysia) 21 June 2009
• Taxi Tales on a Crooked Bridge on Amazon.com
• Mangosteen Crumble on Amazon.com

References

1. ^ Looking for England paper by Charlene Rajendran at the British Council
2. ^ Mangosteen Crumble online
3. ^ "Charlene debuts at #2" by Amir Muhammad

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