Five Past Midnight in Bhopal The Epic Story of the World's Deadliest Industrial Disaster

Dominique Lapierre, author of the international bestseller City of Joy, chronicles the unforgettable story of the tragic industrial accident in Bhopal, India, that killed nearly 30,000 people.It was December 3, 1984. In the ancient city of Bhopal, a cloud of toxic gas escaped from an American pesticide plant, killing and injuring thousands of people. When the noxious clouds cleared, the worst industrial disaster in history had taken place. Now, Dominique Lapierre brings the hundreds of characters, conflicts, and adventures together in an unforgettable tale of love, and hope. Readers will meet the poetry-loving factory worker who unleashes the apocalypse, the young Indian bride who was to be married that terrible night, and the doctors who died that night saving others. It is a gripping, fascinating account that is already mesmerizing readers around the world.

Dominique Lapierre is coauthor of Freedom at Midnight and The Fifth Horseman, among others. His solo works include Beyond Love and A Thousand Suns Javier Moro is the author of The Foot of Jaipur and The Mountains of the Buddha