I, Phoolan Devi: The Autobiography of India's Bandit Queen - Couverture souple

Devi, Phoolan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0751519642 ISBN 13 : 9780751519648

Editeur : Sphere, 1997

Synopsis

I, Phoolan Devi Phoolan Devi was born into a poor, low-caste family in Uttar Pradesh, living in a world that gave more respect to a stray dog than to a woman. This is the story of a life characterized by beatings, rapes and humiliation, and the "Bandit Queen's" road to freedom. Full description

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

Enduring cruel poverty and degradation, Phoolan Devi survived the humiliation and horrifying gang rape to claim retribution for herself and all low-caste women of the Indian plains. In a three-year campaign which rocked the government, she delivered justice to rape victims and stole from the rich to give to the poor, before negotiating surrender on her own terms. Throughout her years of imprisonment without trial Phoolan Devi remained a beacon of hope for the poor and downtrodden, and in 1996, admist both popular support and media controversy, she was elected to the Indian Parliament.

For over a decade journalists, biographers and film-makers have found the power and scope of Phoolan Devi's myth irresistible. Now finally she tells the story of her life through her eyes and in her own voice.

Revue de presse :

No reader can fail to be on her side (The Times)

A stunning tale, and all the more amazing for being true. It will make you cry, it will also make you cheer (Jan Goodwin)

Vivid and moving ... a remarkable story (Financial Times)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Sphere
• Date d'édition: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0751519642
• ISBN 13: 9780751519648
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 512