11/4/2020 WePresent | A Manifesto by Alain de Botton

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Alain de Botton was born in Zurich, Switzerland in 1969 and now lives in London. He is a writer of
essayistic books that have been described as a “philosophy of everyday life.” He’s written on love,
travel, architecture and literature. His books have been bestsellers in 30 countries. Alain also started
and helps to run a school in London called The School of Life, dedicated to a new vision of
education. Alain’s latest book, published in September 2019, is a collection of essays written for The
School of Life, titled The School of Life: An Emotional Education.

Manifesto is a series on WePresent which invites activists and creatives with something to say
to write 10 rules to live by, in order to help spread their message. The artwork on this page was
created by Shivani Parasnis.

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