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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

Britain‖, ―how well can philosophy explain the meaning <strong>of</strong> life‖, to those more<br />

personal and concrete ones such as ―your favorite among all your books,‖ ―your<br />

opinion about the relationship between the popularity and quality <strong>of</strong> best sellers,‖ and<br />

even ―your e-mail address‖.<br />

For the last half an hour, Alain autographed his books for the audience on the spot.<br />

This activity was sponsored by <strong>PKU</strong> Study Center for World Literature with the<br />

cooperation with Guolinfeng Bookstore. The series <strong>of</strong> Alain‘s Chinese version was<br />

sold on the spot for the autographing.<br />

Alain de Botton‘s works includes novels Essays on Love (1993), The Romantic<br />

Movement (1994), Kiss and Tell (1995); prose works How Proust can Change Your<br />

Life (1997), which made him immediately famous, The Consolation <strong>of</strong><br />

Philosophy(2000) and The Art <strong>of</strong> Travel (2002). His works have been translated into<br />

more than twenty languages, including Chinese.<br />

Edited By : Liu Li<br />

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