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Taxi Tales On A Crooked Bridge

by Charlene Rajendran
Taxi Tales On A Crooked Bridge - Thryft
Taxi Tales On A Crooked Bridge - Thryft

Wild taxi rides through bustling city life.

This book could be a good read for those who enjoy immersive experiences and want to explore the vibrant culture of an Asian city. The book is a collection of short stories that take place in an unnamed Southeast Asian city, and the author does an excellent job of transporting the reader into the chaotic and unpredictable environment of the city's taxis. The stories are real, raw, and often funny, making for an engaging read that will leave readers wanting more.

  • POPULAR-The Star Readers’ Choice Awards Nominee for Non-Fiction (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Taxi Tales On A Crooked Bridge

by Charlene Rajendran
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ISBN: 9789834359676
Authors: Charlene Rajendran
Publisher: Matahari Books
Date of Publication: 2009-05-09
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Travel, Sociology
Related Topics: Memoir, Travelogue, Social Issues, Race, Gender
Goodreads rating: 3.17
(rated by 12 readers)

Description

Charlene Rajendran is one of many Malaysians living in Singapore, and she chooses not to own a car. This book chronicles her conversations with some of the 'driving philosophers' she has met on the hundreds of taxi rides she has taken. Ethnicity, gender, nationhood, religion and more are discoursed in short trips across the island state. Seemingly transient and anonymous, but never lonely, the space of a taxi might be the ideal place for both passenger and driver to ponder the world that is literally passing by. 'Taxi Tales on a Crooked Bridge' is a quirky, lively and often surprising book that also incorporates many photographs. There's no telling what bridges can be built along the way ... whether the journey is crooked or straight!
 

Wild taxi rides through bustling city life.

This book could be a good read for those who enjoy immersive experiences and want to explore the vibrant culture of an Asian city. The book is a collection of short stories that take place in an unnamed Southeast Asian city, and the author does an excellent job of transporting the reader into the chaotic and unpredictable environment of the city's taxis. The stories are real, raw, and often funny, making for an engaging read that will leave readers wanting more.

  • POPULAR-The Star Readers’ Choice Awards Nominee for Non-Fiction (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.