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The City of Joy

Dominique Lapierre

Paperback | Pages: 552 pages

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Title	:	The City of Joy
Author	:	Dominique Lapierre
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 552 pages
Published	:	July 15th 1988 by Grand Central Publishing (first published 1985)
Categories	:	Fiction. Cultural. India

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This book inspired by true story. To write this book, Dominique Lappier had to live in slum area in Calcutta, India for about two years. So that this slum area became the setting of the book.

The book told about the story of epic in a place called Anand Nagar or City of Joy. For Brother Stephan - a priest from Poland - came to this place made him to a suprise. He had to live in such filtry condition: a few water to share, bad sanition, etc. But, here, Stephan found the light of God that he seeked for. All the people in Anand Nagar, eventhough lived in very poor condition, they care on another. Brother Stephan learned much things from the people in Anand Nagar. Here, people in all religion (Hindu, Budha, Moeslem, and Christian) lived in a high tolerance.

For Hasari Pal, leaving his home in Bihar, Bengal was not what he wanted. The fall short of harvest, made him to sell his cow: Rani and left his home to Calcutta for better living. Then, he found that Calcutta was harder than in Bihar. He made his children became beggar, and Hasari himself had to sell his blood. They all lived in the street. By the help of a friend, Ram, Hasari became an pedicab driver. From the money he collected, Hasari could afford him and his family to move to Anand Nagar. Until one day, Hasari found himself was affected by TBC - many poor people like Hasari suffered from this illness, including his best friend, Ram - But Hasari still have one obligue, to find his eldest daughter a husband. But, finding a good husband meant expensive dowry. To complete the dowry, Hasari had to sell his (dead) body for medical purposes. Hasari died at the day his daughter wedding.

Besides Hasari Pal and Brother Stephan, there were so many heroes in this book such as Marx, a doctor from America, Mother Sabia, etc.

This book has been filmed in 1985 and starred by Patrick Swayze and Om Puri as Hasari.

For me, this book enlighted me. I learned how to more appreciate to other people and any of living things.

Present Books In Pursuance Of The City of Joy

Original Title:	La cité de la joie
ISBN:	0446355569 (ISBN13: 9780446355568)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Stephan Kovalski, Hasari Pal, Max Loeb
Setting:	Calcutta(India)

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Read books to live those lives that you could never have.The City of Joy is a book that would plunge you into a vortex of bare reality filled with misery, abjection, hope and love. Finally, when you emerge from this whirlwind of experiences, your view on life would never be the same.When I picked up this book to get a relief from the bunch of overwhelmingly high soaring books which I had been reading recently, little did I know that it was a cornucopia of humanity which would leave an

This book deserves the kudos which it has always received. What a heartbreaking, interesting story, based upon true lives of Calcutta's poorest-of-the-poor.Sad story, very hard to read about the plight of these people. An interesting fact: Dominique LaPierre's wife is also named Domimique!

I haven't read such a beautiful book in recent times. Not that the writing is all that good, but the content and the real stories of struggle,pain and the spirit to life that strives even in the worst of conditions makes you wonder about the sheer mental strength it takes to be one among the original "City of Joy".Though the setting is quite similar to largely explored themes in Indian movies and books by now, the sheer intensity of involvement of the main characters with the many heroes of the

Dominique Lapierre vividly portrays the poverty, suffering, and destitution that is rife in the city. Yet in the midst of the sufferings, he celebrates the strength and unity of humanity.Lapierre also shed light on the concept of community leadership as he wrote about Stephan Kovalski, a priest with the heart to serve the cause of the poor. Kolvaski managed to lead the poor because he gain their trust and respect with his sincerity to experience what the poor are experiencing, and to live with

I am not sure how to start in my review for this book. As a read it was written in a style that keeps you engaged. Alternating most chapters back and forth between two story lines allows you to become involved with the current and still be expectant about the coming chapter. Eventually both of these stories weave into one. Having just recently been to India I found the details to be accurate and he paints a viable image so you can see the story as you read it. From a social standpoint, I was

This book made me realize why I have two eyes! One, to cry with pain and grief for all those wretched and suffering on this earth, and the other, to cry with happiness and joy in how Life still sprouts and flourishes among all the pain, death and suffering! Though the flow in this book is very easy for anyone with decent knowledge of English to understand, one yet HAS to take break after every 10 or so pages, due the heavy impact the narrative has on the reader -- the heart becomes over-whelmed!