paperback edition of alain de bottons top ten )sunday times( bestseller. though he was not excessively happy himself, marcel proust, author of )in search of lost time( one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century, had a great insight into living a rich, happy and successful life. this book is a comment on prousts views and had very good reviews in hardback. dazzling john updike. from the author of )the romantic movement, kiss and tell( and )essays in love(. b/w illus throughout.