Bernard Henri Lévy

On se souvient avec effroi des images diffusées en février 2002 montrant le supplice de Daniel Pearl, ce journaliste américain enlevé puis décapité, à Karachi, par une bande de " fous de Dieu ". Hanté par le meurtre barbare du reporter du Wall Street Journal, à la fois juif et ami du monde arabo-musulman, Bernard-Henri Lévy a mené sa propre enquête. Celle-ci l'a conduit de Karachi à Londres, de Sarajevo à Dubaï, de Kandahar à Los Angeles et... Karachi. Il a remis ses pas dans les pas de la victime et de son bourreau. Il a retrouvé les témoins, les acteurs et les lieux. Il s'est plongé dans un monde de fanatismes et de passions sanglantes, de traques interminables, de manipulations périlleuses et de mensonges d'Etat. Il a côtoyé la nébuleuse terroriste dans ses ramifications les plus stupéfiantes, dans ses complicités les moins avouables. A chaque étape de cette immersion dans l'univers des nouveaux " possédés ", deux questions : qui a vraiment tué Daniel Pearl ? Quel secret s'apprêtait-il à révéler quand ses assassins l'ont égorgé ? Bernard-Henri Lévy explore ces ténèbres en journaliste, en romancier, en philosophe. Son livre propose un tableau moderne du mal. C'est une descente vers les enfers où couvent, peut-être, nos prochaines apocalypses.

Qui a tué Daniel Pearl

In an intimate dialogue with some of the world's best minds, in the form of essays, interviews and responses to the question, "What good are intellectuals?", 44 of the world's most respected authors reflect on life, death and meaning. Essays include remarks by Wietske Venema, on the eve of his suicide, and excerpts from Marc Lambron's journal, detailing life in Paris from Egyptomania to astrology and lesbianism.

44 Writers Share Their Thoughts

What Good are Intellectuals?

An investigation into the murder of Wall Street Journal correspondent Daniel Pearl asserts that Pearl was murdered not necessarily because he was an American or Jewish, as previously assumed, but because he had uncovered links between al-Qaida terrorists and the Pakistani government.

Who Killed Daniel Pearl?

La pureté dangereuse

From the days when Zola and Peguy brandished their pens in pursuit of political action, the question of Literature at the service of Political Commitment has remained a live issue, most of all in France. As this century saw the rise first of Communism, then of Fascism, French intellectuals have hurried to take sides and devote their writings to the good of their chosen Cause. If Breton and some of his fellow-Surrealists, as also Sartre and Aragon, favoured the Left, Bataille, Celine and Drieu La Rochelle were no less passionate advocates of the Far Right. There were also nice shadings of political casuistry as Red veered to Pink and eventually even to True Blue; Malraux was one of the great men to skate across the spectrum. In this book we shall witness many a sacred cow being led to the slaughter as we consider the impact on the French intelligentsia of the Bolshevik Revolution, the Third Reich, the Spanish Civil War, the Algerian War and other crucial turning points in this century, and the nation's writers fashion a philosophy to match. To follow Bernard-Henri Levy, one of the high priests of the "new philosophers", in his quest is an altogether stimulating exercise.

The French Intellectuals in the 20th Century

Adventures on the Freedom Road

Bernhard explores the story of those who decided to convert to Islam in response to the horrific September 11 attacks. Interviewing converts - a handsome, blue-eyed Californian, a middle-aged Jewish professor and a trendy 20-something in Tribeca - as well as charismatic imams and security experts, Bernhard investigates this unexpected subculture and asks what its repercussions might be.

War, Evil, and the End of History

Michel Houellebecq

In 2008 Houellebecq and Levy, two of France's most celebrated intellectuals, began a ferocious exchange of letters, resulting in this book. In their inimitably witty, fascinating, and confrontational correspondence they lock horns on everything, including literature, sex, politics, family, fame, and even themselves."

Bernard Henri Lévy

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