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 titled 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]

Further reading

  • Mandal, Sumit K (December 2000). "Reconsidering cultural globalization: The English language in Malaysia". Third World Quarterly. 21 (6): 1001–1012. doi:10.1080/01436590020012007. S2CID 144508242.
  • "Interview with Charlene Rajendran". The Sun. 20 May 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  • Shefah Szetu (21 June 2009). "Playing in taxis". The Star. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
  • "Spotlight on Krishen Jit". The Sun. 6 June 2018.

References

  1. ↑ Charlene Rajendran. "Looking for England". British Council. Archived from the original on 23 November 2008.
  2. ↑ "Mangosteen Crumble" – via Blogspot.
  3. ↑ Amir Muhammad (23 May 2009). "Charlene debuts at #2". Writing by Amir – via Blogspot.


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