The City of Joy
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From Library Journal
What irony that one of Calcutta's most devastating slums should be known as Anand Nagar, ``the City of Joy.'' By interweaving impressionistic glimpses from the lives of a French priest, a rickshaw driver, and an American doctor, Lapierre creates a searing vision of the struggle for survival, the flashing violence, and the social and cultural practices of the slum. His theme that from human misery can emerge joy might seem to some readers as a bogus acceptance of a terrible evil. Yet Lapierre's narrative slides skillfully in and out of both history and fiction to create an effective but horrible montage of disease, death, and destruction amid elements of charity, hope, and love. The City of Joy should elicit strong reactions from readers.
Book Description
This is the story of living saints and heroes-- those who abandoned affluent and middle-class lives to dedicate themselves to the poor.
From Library Journal
What irony that one of Calcutta's most devastating slums should be known as Anand Nagar, ``the City of Joy.'' By interweaving impressionistic glimpses from the lives of a French priest, a rickshaw driver, and an American doctor, Lapierre creates a searing vision of the struggle for survival, the flashing violence, and the social and cultural practices of the slum. His theme that from human misery can emerge joy might seem to some readers as a bogus acceptance of a terrible evil. Yet Lapierre's narrative slides skillfully in and out of both history and fiction to create an effective but horrible montage of disease, death, and destruction amid elements of charity, hope, and love. The City of Joy should elicit strong reactions from readers.
Book Description
This is the story of living saints and heroes-- those who abandoned affluent and middle-class lives to dedicate themselves to the poor.
Journal Entry 2 by 
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at U.S. Postal Mail in By Mail, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, April 17, 2008
booklady331 at U.S. Postal Mail in By Mail, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, April 17, 2008
Released 16 yrs ago (4/17/2008 UTC) at U.S. Postal Mail in By Mail, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases
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Off to Aspen72 as a RABCK. I trust you enjoy it even half as much as I did.
Off to Aspen72 as a RABCK. I trust you enjoy it even half as much as I did.
I absolutely LOVED this book. It was very interesting that I was reading *Who Really Cares* by Brook at the same time and these book supported each other. The religious, working poor are very generous. It amazes me what some people live through. I am glad to read that the conditions have improved.
I am sorry that they changed the caracter of the Priest to a woman in the movie. I really do NOT like when directors do things like that. I saw the movie years ago. I think I'll watch it again.
I am sorry that they changed the caracter of the Priest to a woman in the movie. I really do NOT like when directors do things like that. I saw the movie years ago. I think I'll watch it again.
Journal Entry 4 by AspenYard from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Thursday, April 24, 2008
Thank you very much for this book! I've received lots of generosity in the form of rabcks within past months, which makes me really happy and grateful.
One of my collegues mentioned this book couple of weeks ago as one of books telling of poor people in India, and I became really curious. I like most of all the authentic stories of different countries, and I'm expecting that this won't disappoint me.
One of my collegues mentioned this book couple of weeks ago as one of books telling of poor people in India, and I became really curious. I like most of all the authentic stories of different countries, and I'm expecting that this won't disappoint me.
