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Luna di miele intorno al mondo
Questo è il resoconto del viaggio di nozze di Dominique Lapierre al fianco della prima moglie Aliette, redattrice di "Paris Match". Avventurosa e intraprendente, la giovane coppia non si ferma davanti a nulla: dai grattacieli di New York ai "ghatdi" Benares, la principale risorsa è sempre lo spirito di adattamento. Dominique e Aliette non possiedono denaro e si affidano alle opportunità offerte dai paesi visitati, agli introiti ricavati dai reportage inviati ai giornali francesi e alla fortuna. Si improvvisano venditori e insegnanti, senza rinunciare a esperienze esotiche ed emozionanti (la cerimonia del tè in Giappone, una visita in una fumeria d'oppio in Thailandia o la caccia alla tigre in India).
307 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2004
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About the author
Dominique Lapierre
74 books349 followersDominique Lapierre was born in Châtelaillon-Plage, Charente-Maritime, France. At the age of thirteen, he travelled to America with his father who was a diplomat (Consul General of France). He attended the Jesuit school in New Orleans and became a paper boy for the "New Orleans Item". He developed interests in travelling, writing and cars and later traveled across the United States as a young man.
In the early 1950s Lapierre was conscripted into the French army. After one year in a tank regiment, he was transferred to SHAPE headquarters to serve as an interpreter. There he met a young American Army corporal, Larry Collins, a Yale graduate and draftee. They became instant friends. When Collins was discharged he was offered a job with Procter & Gamble. Two days before reporting to work, the United Press offered him a job as caption writer at their Paris office, for much less money than offered by Procter & Gamble. Collins accepted the offer and was soon picked up by Newsweek to be their correspondent in the Middle East. When Lapierre was discharged, he found work as a reporter for the magazine Paris Match. Several years later they decided to join forces to tell a big story which would appeal to both French and anglophone audiences. Their first bestseller Is Paris Burning? sold close to ten million copies in thirty languages. In this book they mixed the modern technique of investigation journalism with the classical methods of historical research.
After that they spent four years in Jerusalem to reconstruct the birth of the State of Israel for the book O Jerusalem!. Lapierre is proud that after spending a great deal of time in Jerusalem he knows each alley, square, street, and building in the Holy City intimately.
Two of Lapierre's books – Is Paris Burning? (co-written with Larry Collins) and City of Joy – have been made into films. Lapierre and Collins wrote several other books together before Collins' death in 2005.
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award in the 2008 Republic Day honors list.
In the early 1950s Lapierre was conscripted into the French army. After one year in a tank regiment, he was transferred to SHAPE headquarters to serve as an interpreter. There he met a young American Army corporal, Larry Collins, a Yale graduate and draftee. They became instant friends. When Collins was discharged he was offered a job with Procter & Gamble. Two days before reporting to work, the United Press offered him a job as caption writer at their Paris office, for much less money than offered by Procter & Gamble. Collins accepted the offer and was soon picked up by Newsweek to be their correspondent in the Middle East. When Lapierre was discharged, he found work as a reporter for the magazine Paris Match. Several years later they decided to join forces to tell a big story which would appeal to both French and anglophone audiences. Their first bestseller Is Paris Burning? sold close to ten million copies in thirty languages. In this book they mixed the modern technique of investigation journalism with the classical methods of historical research.
After that they spent four years in Jerusalem to reconstruct the birth of the State of Israel for the book O Jerusalem!. Lapierre is proud that after spending a great deal of time in Jerusalem he knows each alley, square, street, and building in the Holy City intimately.
Two of Lapierre's books – Is Paris Burning? (co-written with Larry Collins) and City of Joy – have been made into films. Lapierre and Collins wrote several other books together before Collins' death in 2005.
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award in the 2008 Republic Day honors list.
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May 17, 2013
Il primo scritto di Lapierre, si sente molto l'inesperienza, ma già appare a tratti il grande scrittore... interessante, ma ha scritto di molto meglio.
December 26, 2020
Come fare il giro del mondo con 300$ scroccando qua e la e sfruttando la propria notorietà
Belle descrizioni dei posti visitati ma un po’ fastidioso questo continuo rifugiarsi dietro all’ospitalità della società benestante che domina i luoghi più disastrati della terra
A onor del vero i coniugi Lapierre dopo questo viaggio hanno sfruttato la loro notorietà per finanziare progetti di beneficenza nei luoghi visitati
Belle descrizioni dei posti visitati ma un po’ fastidioso questo continuo rifugiarsi dietro all’ospitalità della società benestante che domina i luoghi più disastrati della terra
A onor del vero i coniugi Lapierre dopo questo viaggio hanno sfruttato la loro notorietà per finanziare progetti di beneficenza nei luoghi visitati
November 13, 2025
Come ogni suo libro, anche questo è un bel libro, con una storia originale. 1 anno intono al mondo con un budget molto limitato (anche se con l'aiuto delle organizzazioni internazionali della Francia per il mondo, che qui e là gli accoglievano) Lapierre e la moglie hanno fatto un giro del mondo negli anni 50, con le meravigliose descrizioni di Lapierre.
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