Biography
Alain de Botton (; born 20 December 1969) is a Swiss-born British author and philosopher. 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 11
Movies 7
Self 7
TV Shows 4
Writter 2
Self

Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting (2014)
Movie
Self - Philiosopher

亲历大师 Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words (2011)
TV Show
The Philosopher

The Future Is Now! (2011)
Movie
Self

Faulks On Fiction (2011)
TV Show
Self

Views on Vermeer - 12 Short Stories (2010)
Movie
Writer

My Last Five Girlfriends (2010)
Movie
Guest

Skavlan (2009)
TV Show
Self

This Is Tomorrow (2008)
Movie
Self - Presenter

Status Anxiety (2004)
Movie
Self - Presenter

Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (2000)
TV Show
Writer

How Proust Can Change Your Life (2000)
Movie
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Information
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday1969-12-20 (53 years old)
Place of birthZurich, 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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