Author

Alain de Botton

Philosopher, co-founder of The School of Life and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

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Alain de Botton is the author of Essays in Love, The Romantic Movement, Kiss and Tell, How Proust Can Change Your Life, The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel, Status Anxiety, The Architecture of Happiness, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work, A Week at the Airport, Religion for Atheists, The News: A User's Manual, The Course of Love and The School of Life among many others. Alain is a bestselling author in 30 countries. He lives in London, where he runs The School of Life and Living Architecture.

Born1969 · Zurich, Switzerland

Notable works The Consolations of PhilosophyHow Proust Can Change Your LifeThe Course of Love

HonoursFellow of the Royal Society of Literature (2008)

Compatibility is an achievement of love; it must not be its precondition.— The Course of Love