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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.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and contemporary.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- resolvedopen-ended
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About the book
- Author
- Dominique Lapierre
- First published
- 1985
- Pages
- 510
- Publisher
- Century, Audio Literature, Robert Laffont
- Editions
- 40
- Language
- Italian, French, English, Spanish
- ISBN
- 9782253040316
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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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