内容简介
ItwasDecember3,1984.IntheancientcityofBhopal,acloudoftoxicgasescapedfromanAmericanpesticideplant,killingandinjuringthousandsofpeople.Whenthenoxiouscloudscleared,theworstindustrialdisasterinhistoryhadtakenplace.Now,DominiqueLapierrebringsthehundredsofcharacters,conflicts,andadventurestogetherinanunforgettabletaleofloveandhope.Readerswillmeetthepoetry-lovingfactoryworkerwhounleashestheapocalypse,theyoungIndianbridewhowastobemarriedthatterriblenight,andthedoctorswhodiedthatnightsavingothers.Itisagripping,fascinatingaccountthatisalreadymesmerizingreadersaroundtheworld.
作者简介
DOMINIQUELAPIERREhastouchedmanypeoplethroughhislifeandwork.Hisfirsttasteoffamefollowedthesummerwhenhewas17yearsoldandleftPariswithUS$30,workedaboardaship,disembarkedintheUnitedStatesandmanageda30,000-milejauntaroundNorthAmerica.ThisadventureledtoLapierre'sfirstbest-sellingbook,ADollarforaThousandMiles.Sincethen,hehascontinuouslysearchedfornewmessagesandstories.Whilecompletingmilitaryservicein1954,LapierremetanAmericansoldiernamedLarryCollins.Aneverlastingfriendship-andavaluablepartnership-sprangfromthismeeting.Yearslater,theywouldcollaborateonsomeofthecentury'smostmemorablebooksincludingIsParisBurning?,whichwasmadeintoamajormotionpictureboasting30internationalstars;...OrI'llDressYouinMourning,OJerusalem,FreedomatMidnight,TheFifthHorseman,booksreadbymillionsofreadersinmorethan30languages.Lapierre'ssoloworkhavebeenequallyimpressive.HisbookFreelyontheSovietRoadswasanotherbest-seller,andhefollowedwithChessmanToldMe,abookaboutthefamousconvictCarylChessman,whoconfessedtoLapierrebeforemeetinghisdeathatSanQuentin.Lapierre'sbook,BeyondLove,areconstructionofthediscoveryoftheAIDSvirus,wasanotherworldbest-seller.In1981,LapierrefoundedahumanitarianassociationrescuingleperchildrenfromtheslumsofCalcutta,whichissupportedbyhalftheroyaltiesfromhisliterarysuccesses.Lapierre'stimeinCalcuttagavehimstillanotherbest-seller,TheCityofJoy.Thisbook,whichwasmadeintoamajormotionpicturestarringPatrickSwayze,hassoldoversevenmillioncopies.IttellstheepicsurvivalstoryofthepopulationofoneofIndia'spoorestslums.ItwasrewardedwiththeprestigiousU.S.literaryChristopherAward.WhileresearchinginCalcutta,LapierrebecameacloseassociateofMotherTeresawhogavehimtheexclusiveauthorizationtowriteafilmonherlifeandtheworkofhersisters,theMissionariesofCharity.WithGeraldineChaplinplayingtheroleofMotherTeresa,thefilmMotherTeresa-IntheNameofGod'sPoorwasaired,atprimetime,ontheFamilyChannelintheU.S.andseveralEuropeanchannels.Lapierre'sscripthasbeennominatedbytheprestigiousHumanitasPrizeforcommunicatingthebestvalues.Lapierre'slastbookAThousandSunsiscurrentlyahugebest-sellerinEurope.ItappearedinMarch1999intheU.S.Withitsroyalties,theauthorhasbeenabletoexpandhishumanitarianactioninIndiatoeradicatetuberculosisinover1,200villagesoftheGangesdelta.
