The City of Joy
by Dominique Lapierre
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One day in Calcutta a rickshaw puller took internationally bestselling author Dominique Lapierre to one of the poorest and most over-populated areas of this haunting city, where five million people live out their lives on the streets. The district was called Anand Nagar -- the City of Joy -- and being there would change the writer's life forever. At the heart of this extremely poor community, Lapierre found more heroism, more love, more sharing, and ultimately, more happiness than in many a city of the affluent West. Above all, he was overwhelmed to discover that this seemingly inhuman place had the magical power to produce heroes and heroines of all ages and from all walks of life. For Calcutta is the home not only of such saints as Mother Teresa, but also of countless other inspiring people, who are ordinary and completely unknown.
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Altruism, Conduct of life, Description and travel, Poor, Refugees, Social conditions, Calcutta (India), Travel, Fiction, general, Large type books, Poor, india, India, social conditions, Pauvreté, Inde, Pauvres, Conditions sociales, Oeuvres de bienfaisance, Histoire, Bidonville, Anand Nagar, NOVELAS FRANCESAS, Condiciones sociales, Conducta (Ética), Refugiados, Descripciones y viajes, Altruismo, Refugees, indiaPlaces
Calcutta, Calcutta (India), India, Calcuta (India), CalcutaShowing 10 featured editions. View all 40 editions?
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La Ciudad de la alegri a
2006, Seix Barral
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La ciudad de la alegri a
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Les héros de la Cité de la joie: un hymne à la vie, une leçon d'espérance pour tous les hommes
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Translation of: La Cité de la joie.
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"HE HAD THE APPEARANCE of a Mogul warrior: thick shock of curly hair, sideburns which met the drooping curve of his mustache, a strong, stocky torso, long muscular arms and slightly bowed legs."
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En La Ciudad de la Alegría se narran las vivencias de varios personajes en un slum (barrio de chabolas) de Calcuta. Paul Lambert es un cura católico francés cuya misión personal es ayudar a los más necesitados. Max Loeb un médico americano que llega a Calcuta cautivado por el trabajo de Lambert. Su historia se va mezclando con la de la familia Pal, con el cabeza de familia Hasari, que deben de migrar a Calcuta para ganarse la vida....
La ciudad de la alegría es un canto a la esperanza y al amor dentro del sufrimiento y la miseria que se da en los barrios pobres de la India. Una increíble e inolvidable novela que ha cautivado a millones de lectores en todo el mundo
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