Dominique Lapierre

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Who is Dominique Lapierre:

Dominique Lapierre was a French author
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian award, in 2008.
He was passionate about India, which was reflected in his 1985-work City of Joy, based on the hardships of a rickshaw puller in Kolkata, that turned out to be a massive success. It was also adapted for a movie in 1992 which starred Patrick Swayze and was directed by Roland Joffe
He also co-authored Five Past Midnight in Bhopal, a historical account of the Bhopal gas tragedy told through multiple witness accounts which he researched by living in the city for three years in the 1990s.
He co authored many renowned book with Larry Collins :
- Is Paris Burning?
- O Jerusalem,
- The Fifth Horseman,
- Is New York Burning?
- City of Joy and
- Freedom at Midnight.