Who among the following is the author of the famous novel, City of Joy

Who among the following is the author of the famous novel, City of Joy ?

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Larry Collins

Dominique Lapierre

Rudyard Kipling

Mark Tully

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The correct answer is B, Dominique Lapierre.

“City of Joy” is a renowned 1985 novel written by French author Dominique Lapierre. The book is based on the lives of inhabitants of an impoverished slum in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), India. It depicts the struggles and resilience of the people living there.

Dominique Lapierre often wrote about India and its people, sometimes in collaboration with Larry Collins (e.g., “Freedom at Midnight”, “Is Paris Burning?”). A film adaptation of “City of Joy” was released in 1992, directed by Roland Joffé and starring Patrick Swayze.

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