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Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton is a 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).
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culture · British author (born 1969) · writer · philosopher · publisher · journalist · also Alain de Botton, Alain De Botton, Botton
Born 20 December 1969 · Q123273
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2026· 2 entries
Okdiario: Alain de Botton: the only way to be happy is to see how much of it depends on the way you look at things
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2022· 1 entry
Publishers Weekly: Books by Alain de Botton and Complete Book Reviews
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2016· 5 entries
The Guardian: Alain de Botton and Katie Price’s meeting of minds – and sharp tongues
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The Guardian: The Course of Love by Alain de Botton – digested read
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The Guardian: The Course of Love by Alain de Botton review – affairs, childcare and Ikea glassware
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The Guardian: Alain de Botton – your questions answered, on art, God and ugliness
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ArchDaily: Alain de Botton: The Latest Architecture and News
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2015· 2 entries
The Guardian: Extraordinary tale of Alain de Botton’s ‘heroine’ grandmother
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Was awarded "The Fellowship of Schopenhauer", an annual writers' award from the Melbourne Writers Festival, for that work
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2014· 5 entries
The Guardian: Chinese empresses, Gruffalos and Alain de Botton: Day two at the Edinburgh international book festival
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The Guardian: Alain de Botton in quotes: "The news promotes a toxic society of envy"
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The Guardian: Sky News chief hits out at Alain de Botton’s criticism of news media
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The Guardian: Peter Duggan's Artoon: Alain de Botton's art therapy comes unstuck
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De Botton was invited by three museums—the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne and the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto—to contribute content to special exhibitions based on his work,
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2012· 1 entry
Slate: Alain de Botton: Imagining a Bar Mitzvah for Atheists
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2011· 3 entries
Forbes: Alain de Botton: The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
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Awarded Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (2011).
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Presented a series of talks for the BBC Radio 4 series A Point of View
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2010· 1 entry
Essays in Love was adapted to film by director Julian Kemp for the romantic comedy My Last Five Girlfriends
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2009· 2 entries
Observer: Is Alain de Botton Sorry About Angry Comment Left On Critic’s Blog?
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“Life is near-death experience.”
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2008· 1 entry
Alain de Botton was one of a team of writers and educators who founded The School of Life
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2007· 1 entry
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Compass: Alain De Botton: The Problem With Happiness
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2003· 1 entry
Awarded Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles Veillon (2003).
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1997· 1 entry
Published his first non-fiction book, How Proust Can Change Your Life, based on the life and works of Marcel Proust
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1993· 1 entry
De Botton deals with the process of falling in and out of love
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1992· 1 entry
Studied at King's College London (1991–1992).
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1990· 1 entry
Studied at Gonville and Caius College (1988–1990).
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1969· 1 entry
Born 1969-12-20.
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