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A review by milandeep
13 Men by Sonia Faleiro
3.0
In 13 Men, Sonia Faleiro provides her intriguing investigative reportage about a 20-year-old Santhal tribal girl's gang rape. The story has many sides. It tells about the affair between a married muslim man and a young tribal girl and how politicians and businessmen exploit the tribals for their own greed. The Santhal villagers argue that the young girl is lying and is in collusion with the politicians who have already given her free land and money. There is no forensic evidence of the rape, but the men are quickly sentenced due to the aftermath of the Delhi gang-rape case.
The author blends various facts together to give us a great piece of true story which should be read by a wider audience (it's only available on kindle as of now). The writing is not as great as in 'Beautiful Thing' but I always look forward to reading anything written by Sonia Faleiro.
The author blends various facts together to give us a great piece of true story which should be read by a wider audience (it's only available on kindle as of now). The writing is not as great as in 'Beautiful Thing' but I always look forward to reading anything written by Sonia Faleiro.