by Alain de Botton · Penguin UK · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140276626
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«The Art of Travel» is Alain de Botton's philosophical essay on travel, published by Penguin UK in paperback (256 pages, in English).
An essay that explores the satisfactions and disappointments of travel: why we desire to go elsewhere, what we expect to find, and why reality does not always match the imagined. Drawing on Flaubert, Hopper, Wordsworth, and Van Gogh, Alain de Botton proposes understanding the urge to depart and being happier during the journey.
Winner of the Prix européen de l’essai Charles Veillon (2003).
For readers interested in practical philosophy and essays reflecting on the experience of travel, beyond conventional guides.
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).
