Idler editor Tom Hodgkinson chats to comedian and author Viv Groskop about her favourite French writers and what they can teach us about happiness. Plus we have philosophical insight from Dr Mark Vernon.
Viv Groskop is an award-winning comedian, writer, and broadcaster. She is the author of 'The Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature'. She writes for the Guardian, Observer, and Financial Times and is the host of the chart-topping podcast How to Own the Room, where she has interviewed Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, Margaret Atwood and Julie Andrews. She lives in London.
Viv Groskop’s latest book is 'Au Revoir Tristesse: Lessons in Happiness from French Literature' (Abrams Press).
This conversation was recorded as part of the Idler's series of weekly Zoom events on Thursday 24 June 2021.
