by Dominique Lapierre · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432240300
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«La ciudad de la alegría» is the novel by Dominique Lapierre, published by Seix Barral in paperback (384 pages, in Spanish).
Set in a shantytown in Calcutta, the narrative follows a French priest, a young American doctor, a nurse from Assam and a former Indian peasant who earns his living with a rickshaw. Under the monsoon, the four cross paths to care for and help the poorest; the daily struggle of these characters becomes a tale of solidarity and hope in the face of misery.
The novel was originally published in French as «La cité de la joie» in 1985; this Spanish edition, translated by Carlos Pujol, dates from 1995.
For readers of social and historical fiction, with an interest in India and stories of overcoming adversity.
Dominique Lapierre was a French author.
