- Dominique Lapierre, author of "City of Joy", passed away.
- Renowned French writer Dominique Lapierre passed away at the age of 91.
- He was born in 1931.
- His famous book was "Is Paris Burning".
- His 1985 novel "City of Joy" was about the hardships of a rickshaw puller in Kolkata.
- He also wrote books like O Jerusalem, Five Past Midnight in Bhopal.
- He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2008.
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