Alain de Botton, FRSL (; born 20 December 1969) is a Swiss-born British philosopher and author. 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.
Alain de Botton
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De Botton, Alain De Botton, אלן דה בוטון, and 14 others
Alain DeBotton, アラン ド・ボトン, Алан де Боттон, 알랭 드 보통, الن دو باتن, アラン・ド・ボトン, 艾倫·迪·波頓, Botton, Alain de Botton, Alan de Botton, Αλέν ντε Μποτόν, Ален Де Боттон, אלן. יותם עדי דה בוטון, Ален де Ботон - Born:
- Dec. 20, 1969
