Charlene Rajendran


Charlene Rajendran 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. 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, 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.