This novel has been translated into many languages for a reason. Francois Lelord explores the most painful thing for each of us – the path to harmony and fullness of life.
1. Deal with happiness. This novel has been translated into many languages for a reason. Francois Lelord explores the most painful thing for each of us – the path to harmony and fullness of life. His hero, a young and conscientious psychiatrist Hector, one day realizes that he still cannot bring his patients to this, and goes around the world to figure it out.
2. Look at others. His journey to China, an unnamed poor African country best traveled with a bodyguard, and to the country of “Most” – in which America is easily guessed – turns into a kind of encyclopedia of happiness. Hector has many adventures and slowly writes down his observations in a notebook.
Behind their outward artlessness lies the experience of many people. Do not compare – it spoils the mood; it is important to feel needed; it’s good when you are loved the way you are; nice to have your own house and garden. When Hector escapes mortal danger, he writes down the most paradoxical lesson: “Happiness is to feel absolutely alive.”
3. Be in a fairy tale. Humor is different, with Lelord it is gentle, like a warm wind pulling at his hair. Therefore, when reading his novel, you smile, because Hector looks at the world in a friendly and a little naive way, but this is what saves him from trouble. He returns wiser and now knows exactly what to tell his patients to make them a little happier. The author will heal his hero, finally connecting him with his beloved woman, and even … the reader who opened this book with confidence.
CORPUS, 288 c.