Review
"This book is a masterpiece" (Le Monde )
"Its heroes show us... how majestic the human spirit can be. City of Joy redefines all our perspectives" (Sunday Telegraph )
"Its heroes show us... how majestic the human spirit can be. City of Joy redefines all our perspectives" (Sunday Telegraph )
Book Description
The number one international bestseller that received the Christopher Award for a novel that shows the highest values of the human spirit. Adapted into a film starring Dirty Dancing star Patrick Swayze, City of Joy is an emotional novel that is a true testament to human strength. A behind the scenes look at the residents of the Anand Nagar slum of Calcutta, made famous by Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire.
From the Back Cover
Living in the seeming hell of one of the poorest and most crowded quarters of Calcutta are the saints of today: saints such as Mother Teresa, saints such as Stephen Kovalski, an unknown Polish Catholic priest who made his home there to care for the poorest of the poor.
And Max Loeb, an American physician dedicated to fighting disease in this dirty hellhole.
CITY OF JOY, the story of these saints, is a testament to the human spirit unbowed by the most wretched of circumstances.
'This book is a masterpiece' -Le Monde
'Its heroes show us...how majestic the human spirit can be. CITY OF JOY redefines all our perspectives' -Sunday Telegraph
