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 No. 2 on the MPH Local Non-Fiction best-seller list for the week ending 17 May 2009.[3]
External links
- Interview with Charlene Rajendran in The Sun. 20 May 2009.
- Interview in The Star 21 June 2009
- Taxi Tales on a Crooked Bridge on Amazon.com
- Mangosteen Crumble on Amazon.com
References
- ↑ Looking for England Archived 23 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine. paper by Charlene Rajendran at the British Council
- ↑ Mangosteen Crumble online
- ↑ "Charlene debuts at #2" by Amir Muhammad