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

by Phoolan Devi (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1997

  $4.24

  A female Robin Hood, a modern day Count of Monte Cristo - Phoolan Devi, the notorious Bandit Queen of India, has become a living legend.

  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.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1996

  $28.92

  This is the story of Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen who suffered poverty, abuse and kidnap before fighting to claim retribution for herself and all low-caste women in India. She has gained massive popular support for her actions and has become a symbol of hope for the downtrodden. In a three-year campaign which rocked the Indian government, she crusaded through the badlands of Uttar Pradesh, delivering justice to rape victims and stealing from the rich of one village to give to the poor of the next, winning massive popular support. Finally she negotiated surrender on her own terms. Imprisoned without trial for 11 years, Phoolan Devi remained a beacon of hope and courage for the downtrodden. Here, she tells the story of her life through her eyes and in her own voice.

• New

  Paperback
  1997

  $14.19

  A female Robin Hood, a modern day Count of Monte Cristo - Phoolan Devi, the notorious Bandit Queen of India, has become a living legend.

  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.