Charlene Rajendran (born 1964 in

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) is a

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n writer based in

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. She currently teaches theatre at the

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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. It is now out of print, and the entire contents have been placed online. 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."Charlene debuts at #2"
by Amir Muhammad

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

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Mangosteen Crumble
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References

Malaysian writers 1964 births Living people Malaysian people of Indian descent {{Malaysia-bio-stub