Dominique Lapierre

Dominique Lapierre, the French author and well-known in India for his ode to the city of Kolkata titled 'The City of Joy', died aged 91 on Sunday.

Dominique Lapierre, a French author with a passion for India and whose novels sold tens of millions of copies, has died, his wife announced.

Efforts by the Congress party to block the publication of a "dramatized" biography of its president Sonia Gandhi only stoked interest in the book, said author Javier Moro.

Dominique Lapierre, the French author and well-known in India for his ode to the city of Kolkata titled 'The City of Joy', died aged 91 on Sunday.

Dominique Lapierre, a French author with a passion for India and whose novels sold tens of millions of copies, has died, his wife announced.

Efforts by the Congress party to block the publication of a "dramatized" biography of its president Sonia Gandhi only stoked interest in the book, said author Javier Moro.