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Friedrich Nietzsche was sure that life's valuable achievements originate with the experience of facing difficulties and overcoming hardships, and that a comfortable life without pain or suffering was not worth living. Nietzsche also held grave misgivings about Christianity's ability to make people happy, which may have given well-being in the short term, but only dull pain in the long term. Alain De Botton recounts the history of the philosopher's tormented life and times, before putting his ideas to those who have suffered cruel setbacks and troubles of their own.