City of Joy

City of Joy (French: La Cité de la joie) is a 1985 novel by Dominique Lapierre. It was adapted as a film by Roland Joffé in 1992. Calcutta is nicknamed "the City of Joy" after this novel, although the slum was based on an area in its twin city of Howrah.

For the film, see City of Joy (1992 film). For the documentary, see City of Joy (2016 film).

City of Joy
AuthorDominique Lapierre
Original titleLa cité de la joie
TranslatorKathryn Spink
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
PublisherArrow
Publication date
1985
Published in English
1985
Pages544
ISBN0-09-914091-8
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