François Lelord

François Lelord is a French psychiatrist and author born in Paris in 1953.

After earning his doctorate and conducting research at UCLA, he worked at Hôpital Necker in Paris before opening his own practice.

Lelord later became a corporate advisor on stress and job satisfaction.

He authored several self-help books before writing his first novel, "Hector and the Search for Happiness," which became the first in a series featuring a psychiatrist protagonist.

Lelord has lived and worked in Vietnam and currently resides in Thailand with his family.

His novel was adapted into a film starring Simon Pegg, released in UK cinemas in 2014.