Hector and the Search for Happiness

First edition (French)
(publisher Odile Jacob)

Hector and the Search for Happiness (French: Le Voyage d'Hector ou la Recherche du bonheur) is a novel by French writer François Lelord written in 2002 and translated into English in 2010. It has sold over two million copies.[1]

An English language film adaptation, directed by Peter Chelsom, and co-written by Chelsom with Tinker Lindsay and Maria von Heland, with Simon Pegg and Rosamund Pike starring, was released on 15 August 2014.

  1. ^ Hagestadt, Emma (23 October 2011). "Hector And The Search For Happiness". The Independent. Retrieved 7 July 2022.