Alain de Botton

De Botton grew up in Switzerland, went to England's Harrow School,
and has a degree from the University of Cambridge. He is only in his
early 30s but his work has already been translated into 16 languages.
Other books include Essays in Love (1993), The Romantic Movement
(1994), Kiss and Tell (1995) and The Art of Travel (2002). The Consolations
of Philosophy (2000) was adapted for a British Channel 4 television
series, in which the author applied the thoughts of Socrates,
Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche to everyday
problems.
De Botton lives in London, where he is an Associate Research Fellow
of the Philosophy Programme of the University of London School
of Advanced Study.