Hector and the Search for Happiness

Hector and the Search for Happiness is a novel by French writer François Lelord written in 2002 and translated into English in 2010. It has sold over two million copies. A film adaptation, directed by Peter Chelsom, with Simon Pegg and Rosamund Pike starring, was released on 15 August 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." References