Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton, FRSL (; born 20 December 1969) is a Swiss-born British philosopher and author. His books discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life. He published "Essays in Love" (1993), which went on to sell two million copies. Other bestsellers include "How Proust Can Change Your Life" (1997), "Status Anxiety" (2004) and "The Architecture of Happiness" (2006).
Albert Cohen (novelist)
His masterpiece, "Belle du Seigneur", originally included the novel that was later published as "Les Valeureux". "Belle du Seigneur" is called "the book of love", and tells Solal's passionate, cruel yet realistic love affair with "Ariane Deume" - a married non-Jewish woman. In 1968, the novel received the French Academy award. Since then, the novel has been one of the biggest sellers of the prestigious Gallimard White Collection.