French Passions: Alain de Botton on Stendhal

Interestingly, Swiss-born author Alain de Botton is much more into Stendhal’s non-fiction than into his novels. In 2011, he came to the Institut français du Royaume-Uni to discuss Stendhal's life and writing, explaining how the 19th century French author had influenced his work and encouraged him to become a writer.

Born in Zurich, Switzerland in 1969, Alain de Botton now lives in London, where he regularly writes for the British press. His books of essay, in which he addresses topics as diverse as love, travel, architecture and literature, have been described as a 'philosophy of everyday life'.

Boyd Tonkin, literary editor of The Independent, chaired the talk.

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