Hector and the Search for Happiness
First edition (French)
(publisher Odile Jacob)
(publisher Odile Jacob)
For the film, see Hector and the Search for Happiness (film).
Hector and the Search for Happiness (French: Le Voyage d'Hector ou la Recherche du bonheur) 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 2 Hector And The Search For Happiness, Reviewed by Emma Hagestadt, The Independent, Sunday 23 October 2011
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