by Dominique Lapierre · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782221073391
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«La Cité de la joie» is the historical fiction novel by Dominique Lapierre, published by Robert Laffont in paperback (518 pages, in French).
The action takes place in the slums of Calcutta, where a French priest, a young American doctor, a nurse and an Indian rickshaw driver try to help the inhabitants of the Cité de la joie amid floods, rats and scorpions. It is a story of solidarity and hope in extreme conditions.
Originally published in 1985, it was adapted into film by Roland Joffé and translated into 31 languages.
For readers of historical fiction and drama set in India, with an interest in stories of solidarity and overcoming in extreme environments.
Dominique Lapierre was a French author.
