Alain de Botton: Alain de Botton. Writer: My Last Five Girlfriends. Alain de Botton was born on 20 December 1969 in Zurich, Switzerland. He is the only son of Gilbert de Botton and Jacqueline Burgauer. He has one sister named Miel. Alain spent his childhood in Switzerland, where he learned to speak French and German. In 1981, Alain and his family moved to London, where he was primarily educated. He studied history at...
Known For: My Last Five Girlfriends (Writer), How Proust Can Change Your Life (Writer), The Future Is Now! (The Philosopher), The Art of Travel (Writer)