Biography
Alain de Botton (; born 20 December 1969) is a Swiss-born British author and public speaker. His books discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life. He published Essays in Love (1993), which went on to sell two million copies. Other bestsellers include How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997), Status Anxiety (2004), and The Architecture of Happiness (2006).
He co-founded The School of Life in 2008 and Living Architecture in 2009. In 2015, he was awarded "The Fellowship of Schopenhauer", an annual writers' award from the Melbourne Writers Festival, for that work. Hamilton, Ben (4 January 2014). "The healing art". Books. The Spectator. 324 (9671): 23–24. Review of Art as therapy.
Filmography
all 12
Movies 8
self 8
TV Shows 4
Writer 2
Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words (2011)
The Future Is Now! (2011)
Skavlan (2009)
Status Anxiety (2004)
Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (2000)
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GenderMale
Birthday1969-12-20 (54 years old)
Birth PlaceZurich, Switzerland
Religionatheism
FatherGilbert de Botton
SiblingsMiel de Botton
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom, Switzerland
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles Veillon
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