Alain de Botton

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Born in Zurich, Switzerland on December 20, 1969, Alain de Botton was educated at Cambridge University, England, and now divides his time between London and Washington, D.C. With the publication of his first novel, Essays in Love, de Botton quickly became one of the most talked about British novelists of the 1990s. Although the basic plot of Essays in Love (published in the U.S. as On Love) is a rather typical love story, de Botton presents it in a unique and humorous way. De Botton's other novels include The Romantic Movement: Sex, Shopping and the Novel, which is written in a similar style to Essays on Love, and Kiss and Tell, which follows a would-be biographer as he attempts to write the life story of the first person he encounters. The Course of Love is his latest novel and is on the bestsellers list. Alain de Botton is also the author of How Proust Can Change Your Life: Not a Novel. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Consolations of Philosophy… (more)

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Works by Alain de Botton

The Consolations of Philosophy 3,535 copies, 61 reviews

How Proust Can Change Your Life 3,284 copies, 54 reviews

The Art of Travel 2,934 copies, 64 reviews

Status Anxiety 2,314 copies, 36 reviews

The Architecture of Happiness 2,106 copies, 43 reviews

Essays in Love 1,860 copies, 32 reviews

Religion for Atheists: A Non-Believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion 1,273 copies, 42 reviews

The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work 1,141 copies, 30 reviews

The Course of Love: A Novel 767 copies, 35 reviews

A Week at the Airport 552 copies, 27 reviews

The Romantic Movement: Sex, Shopping, and the Novel 540 copies, 2 reviews

Art as Therapy 448 copies, 9 reviews

The News: A User's Manual 446 copies, 9 reviews

Kiss & Tell 405 copies, 3 reviews

How to Think More about Sex 326 copies, 11 reviews

The School of Life: An Emotional Education 233 copies, 1 review

On Seeing and Noticing 191 copies, 2 reviews

Do Humankind's Best Days Lie Ahead? 86 copies, 2 reviews

School of Life Bind Up (Editor) 16 copies

The Consolations of Philosophy / Status Anxiety 9 copies

How to Take Your Time: from How Proust Can Change Your Life (A Vintage… 9 copies

Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness Presented by Alain de Botton 3 copies

The Art of Travel [DVD] 2 copies

Status Anxiety [DVD] 2 copies

تسلی‌بخشی‌های فلسفه 2 copies

Kiss & Tell [video] 2 copies

The New Art of Travel 2 copies

WHO AM I 1 copy

Art et Thérapie 1 copy

Essays in Love (Korean Edition) : Why Do I Love You? 1 copy

Status Anxiety by De Botton, Alain (2005) Paperback 1 copy

A privi si a vedea (Romanian Edition) 1 copy

Livets skole 1 copy

RRJEDHA E DASHURISE 1 copy

Heiraten - Das Versprechen auf Glück: The School of Life 1 copy

Ein sinnvolles Leben: The School of Life 1 copy

Religia dla ateistów 1 copy

A Kinder, Gentler Philosophy of Success 1 copy

Öp ve Anlat 1 copy

کتاب صوتی تسلی‌بخشی‌های فلسفه 1 copy

Thinking & Eating : Recipes to nourish and inspire 1 copy

Filosofie voor beginners 1 copy

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Also by Alain de Botton

A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane… (Contributor) 356 copies, 18 reviews

The Essential Plato (Introduction, some editions) 271 copies, 1 review

A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader (Contributor) 221 copies, 3 reviews

The Best American Travel Writing 2006 (Contributor) 205 copies, 1 review

The Seven Deadly Sins (Introduction, some editions) 88 copies, 1 review

Journey Around My Room and a Nocturnal Expedition Around My Room (Hesperus… (Foreword, some editions) 51 copies, 1 review

Take My Advice: Letters to the Next Generation from People Who Know a… (Contributor) 45 copies

Travelers' Tales PROVENCE : True Stories (Contributor) 28 copies

Lapham's Quarterly - Lines of Work: Volume IV, Number 2, Spring 2011 (Contributor) 28 copies, 2 reviews

Make the most of your time (Contributor) 1 copy

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