"Requiem for Tonton Makuta" is a cult novel by Bengali writer Taslim Nasreen, which reveals the horrors of religious fanaticism and political repression. The book tells the story of the main character, who faces a tyrannical regime and takes care of tonton-makuts (persons who carry out political repressions) in prison. The author conveys through a number of impressive images the inhumane conditions in which political prisoners are kept. "Requiem for Tonton Makuta" is a powerful and insightful book that calls for the struggle for freedom, truth and human dignity.