by Alain de Botton · Atlas · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789025404178
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«Proeven van liefde» is the novel by Alain de Botton, published by Atlas in paperback (232 pages, in Dutch).
A man meets Chloé on a flight from Paris to London and falls in love. From there, the novel follows their relationship and alternates the narrative with mini-essays on chance, idealization, seduction, sex, and lies, in a tone close to philosophical reflection.
The English original, «Essays in Love», was published in 1993; the Dutch translation by Harry Pallemans appeared in 1996.
For readers who enjoy philosophical fiction and works that evoke authors such as Kundera, Barthes, and Perec.
Alain de Botton is a Swiss-born 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).
