Bernard-Henri Levy is a philosopher, journalist, activist, and filmmaker. He was hailed by Vanity Fair magazine as "Superman and prophet- we have no equivalent in the United States." Among his dozens of books are American Vertigo, Barbarism with a Human Face, and Who Killed Daniel Pearl? His writing has appeared in a wide range of publications throughout Europe and the United States. His films include the documentaries Bosna! and A Day in the Death of Sarajevo. Levy is co-founder of the antiracist group SOS Racism and has served on diplomatic missions for the French government.
“[Lévy’s] memories interlace with reflections on his long career of
political activism . . . and are studded with passionately held
positions on every issue current on the world stage. Whether or not
you agree with him . . . you will be convinced of this: Ideas
matter to him.”—New York Observer
“Lévy offers as fine a description as you’re likely to find
anywhere of what the conventional international left . . . has
adopted as its worldview. . . . [His] discussion of contemporary
anti-Semitism is sophisticated, detailed and convincing.”—Los
Angeles Times
“Continually asking himself as well as others to confront the hard
questions, [Lévy] produces a text that . . . readers will find
highly absorbing.”—New York Times Book Review
“Moving and inspiring . . . When political leaders commit
atrocities, intellectuals remind the world of right and wrong. . .
. Bernard-Henri Lévy, perhaps the most prominent intellectual in
France today, seeks to revive this tradition of speaking truth to
power.”—Boston Globe
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