Exile: A Memoir

The memoir tackles a highly volatile socio-political crisis that took place in late 2007. It centers on the rise of religious intolerance and the vulnerability of freedom of speech within a democratic nation. The book explores a bizarre reality where a secular government compromises its moral duties to appease a violent, fundamentalist fringe

Exile is a dark, provocative, and deeply moving chronicle of Taslima Nasrin’s sudden banishment and struggle for survival in India. The narrative kicks off on November 22, 2007, when a massive mob of religious fundamentalists takes to the streets of Kolkata, demanding her immediate departure from the city.