by Dominique Lapierre, Javier Moro · Scribner · tapa dura · ISBN 9780743220347
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«Five Past Midnight in Bhopal» is the historical essay by Dominique Lapierre and Javier Moro, published by Scribner in hardback (391 pages, in English).
It reconstructs the catastrophe of 3 December 1984 in Bhopal (India), when a toxic gas leak at a Union Carbide pesticide plant caused thousands of deaths and half a million injured. It interweaves testimonies and real characters in a chronicle of heroism and survival.
Work originally published in French as «Il était minuit cinq à Bhopal»; this English edition appeared on 2 April 2002.
Recommended for readers interested in the history of India, industrial disasters and non-fiction reportage.
Dominique Lapierre was a French author.
