French author & & Padma Bhushan recipient Dominique Lapierre dies at 91

Author Dominique Lapierre. AFP Dominique Lapierre, a French author and the Padma Bhushan recipient, whose books offered 10s of countless copies, died on 4 December, his partner revealed. “At 91, he passed away of old age,” Dominique Conchon-Lapierre informed the French paper Var-Matin on Sunday. She included that she is “at peace and tranquil because Dominique is no longer suffering”. The significant author was born upon 30 July 1931, in France’s Chatelaillon. He is revered by the readers for his books, consisting of ‘City of Joy, ‘Is Paris Burning’, and ‘Five previous Midnight in Bhopal’ to name a few. The non-fiction book released in 1965 narrated the occasions leading up to August 1944, when Nazi Germany gave up control of the French capital, and was adjusted for the silver screen by Francis Ford Coppola and Gore Vidal. His 1985 unique “City of Joy”– about the difficulties of a rickshaw puller in Kolkata– was likewise a huge success. A motion picture based upon it was launched in 1992, starring Patrick Swayze and directed by Roland Joffe. Lapierre contributed the bulk of his royalties from “City of Joy” to support humanitarian jobs in India. In 2005, he stated that thanks in part to this relocation, in addition to contributions from readers, it ended up being “possible to treat a million tuberculosis clients in 24 years (and) to take care of 9,000 kids with leprosy”. After “Is Paris Burning?,” he continued his productive collaboration with Collins. The duo authored “Or I’ll Dress You in Mourning” (1968), “O Jerusalem” (1972), “Freedom at Midnight” (1975), “The Fifth Horseman” (1980), and the thriller “Is New York Burning?” For a long period of time, Lapierre lived near Collins in Saint-Tropez, their homes separated by a tennis court. He was granted the Padma Bhushan, which is India’s 3rd greatest civilian award in the year2008 (With inputs: AFP) Read all the most recent News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,
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