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Hector and the Search for Happiness

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First edition (French)
(publisher Odile Jacob)
For the film, see Hector and the Search for Happiness (film).

Hector and the Search for Happiness (Template:Lang-fr) is a novel by French writer François Lelord written in 2002 and translated into English in 2010. It has sold over two million copies.[1]

A film adaptation, directed by Peter Chelsom, with Simon Pegg and Rosamund Pike starring, was released on August 15, 2014.

Reception

Emma Hagestadt in The Independent wrote "Served up as a series of philosophical bonne bouches, Hector's lessons for life may verge on the banale -- make sure to be good to your friends, be loved for who you are, take holidays in the sun -- but their effect is unexpectedly cheering."[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Hector And The Search For Happiness, Reviewed by Emma Hagestadt, The Independent, Sunday 23 October 2011


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