Description
Dominique Lapierre's international acclaim as a writer is based on his ability to humanise many of the cataclysmic events of this tumultuous century now drawing to a close. From the slum dwellers of Calcutta immortalised in The City of Joy to freedom fighters in fascist Portugal; from Mother Teresa to a Nazi with a conscience; from Earl Mountbatten of Burma to Mahatma Gandhi, Dominique Lapierre has written a moving account of extraordinary individuals whose Lives have had a profound bearing on the course of modern events. This is the best kind of history with the heart, exquisitely written. told with the heart, exquisitely written. ISBN:9780684858678
