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Wife confirms the passing of renowned French author Dominique Lapierre, 91, known for his love of India and his many best-selling novels.
He passed away from old age at the age of 91 "As AFP reports, on Sunday, French journalist Dominique Conchon-Lapierre told that publication's Var-Matin counterpart. She went on to say that she feels "at peace and serene since Dominique is no longer suffering." ".
Lapierre, who was born in Chatelaillon on July 30th, 1931, is best known for co-authoring six books with American author Larry Collins, the best-known of which is "Is Paris Burning?"
Francis Ford Coppola and Gore Vidal adapted their 1965 nonfiction book about the events leading up to Nazi Germany's surrender of control of the French capital in August 1944 for the big screen.
In his novel "City of Joy" from 1985, he explored the "— based on the true story of a rickshaw puller in Kolkata — was also a huge hit. In 1992, a film adaptation starring Patrick Swayze and directed by Roland Joffe was released.
The majority of Lapierre's "City of Joy" royalties were given to charity "to help finance charitable initiatives in India.
Through this action and reader donations, he claimed in 2005, it was "possible to cure a million tuberculosis patients in 24 years (and) to care for 9,000 children with leprosy." ".
Is Paris Burning?" "continued to work closely with Collins.
Or I'll Dress You in Mourning (1968), O Jerusalem (1972), Freedom at Midnight (1975), The Fifth Horseman (1980), and the suspense novel Is New York Burning?"
Lapierre and Collins both resided in Saint-Tropez for some time, with only a tennis court separating their two homes.
