Phoolan Devi, Rebel Queen

 She rebelled against the ancient tribal rules of India, her country, resulting in her becoming a Robin Hood type bandit. Essentially sold at the age of 11 to become a wife for a much older man, she ran away when he raped her. From that point on, there were few choices for her but to join a roaming gang of bandits, her ambition and thirst for revenge leading her to become their rebel chief. Ultimately, society caught up with her and she even became a strong voice for change, women, and social justice as a representative in the Indian parliament. A story of courage and unbending determination in front of centuries of established inequities in the classic Indian caste system.

After studying illustration at the prestigious Ecole Estienne in Paris, Claire Fauvel entered the famous Ecole Des Gobelins to study animation, but adopted comics as a means of telling her own stories. This is her second graphic novel.