by Dominique Lapierre · RBA Coleccionables · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788447307029
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«La ciudad de la alegría» is the novel by Dominique Lapierre published by RBA Coleccionables in paperback (382 pages, in Spanish).
The novel is set in Anand Nagar, the most degraded district of Calcutta, and follows those who are born and struggle to survive there, alongside people who come from all over the world to put solidarity into practice. It recounts their efforts to maintain hope and dignity in extreme conditions, and served as the basis for the movie of the same name directed by Roland Joffé and starring Patrick Swayze and Pauline Collins.
Edition from the Cine para leer collection by La Vanguardia, number 12, with translation by Carlos Pujol.
Suitable for readers interested in socially committed novels, with a portrait of urban India and humanitarian action.
Dominique Lapierre was a French author.
