A friend who works for publishing house Gallic was kind enough to send me a selection of books a couple of weeks ago. And since starting the first one I have not been disappointed. Hector and the Search for Happiness by Francois Lelord is a joyous little page turner. A novella, it documents the title-mentioned protagonist's journey to discover what results in personal contentment. He goes via strip clubs and prostitutes to get there accompanied by a selection of rather unhappy companions and after each event he deduces how happiness and unhappiness were derived from the situation. Now, I know this sounds like it would be the most tedious piece of pseudo-philosophy but it is actually incredibly charming and quite enlightening. I love Hector - he's not trying to be clever, just content. Like all of Gallic's books, this is a translation from its original French and I have to say c'est tres super.
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