by Dominique Lapierre · Lectorum Pubns · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432240034
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«La ciudad de la alegría» is the novel by Dominique Lapierre, published by Lectorum Pubns in paperback (393 pages, in Spanish).
A French priest, a nurse from Assam, an American doctor, and an Indian peasant who earns his living pulling a rickshaw meet in a Calcutta slum. Their daily struggle against poverty, the monsoon, and disease becomes a story about solidarity and hope among the most disadvantaged.
It was originally published in 1985; the Spanish edition appeared the same year. The original French title is «La Cité de la joie».
It is aimed at readers of social fiction and contemporary classics interested in India.
Dominique Lapierre was a French author.
