Bernard-Henri Levy

Well, I had put the paperback version in my cart at Amazon and that version doesn't come out until April 2007. So, that is why I had thought this book had not been released yet. I see now that the hard cover came out last year. I am planning on reading it and will post my comments here after. So, Levy's daughter's husband left her for Carla Bruni, huh? Are they still together? I have Carla Bruni's c.d. and listen to it often. I enjoy her voice very much.

Yes, it moved me reading about Mailer because I knew him and drank with him many times when he was very vital and verile. it disappointed me when Levy asked him why he lived in a gay community that Mailer didn't tell him that at one time it was mostly Portugeese fishermen and families. My friends owned an Inn almost next door to his house during one of his other marriages. At that time the soon-to-be ex was a hostess at the Inn. They shared baby sitters with my friends. The theatre and the art were the focal ponts about Provencetown but as more gays bought in it became so popular that prices soared. We could no longer afford renting a place. The fishing was no longer the main means of support. It was hard work and the younger generations didn't want to fish and no work for them so they moved out. Eventually all the businesses owned by the locals were gone. P-Town now remains mostly gay but also there are still alot of straight but rich people,specially writers, poets, artists . And Race Point remains to be one of th most beautiful beaches.

"Paris Discovered: Explorations in the city of light" by Mary McAuliffe, a contributor to the journal, Paris Notes. She points out the remnants of the historical past like Augusta's Wall and like the book, Paris Secrets, she points out the interesting oddities. Besides the history she includes visits to her favorite ice cream shop and amusing tidbits like one of the legends about The Closerie des Lilas (one of my favorite places) One of the best concers the painter Fernand Léger who was sitting with friends on the terrace when he spotted a beautiful young bride riding a bicycle, her veil streaming in the wind. He jumped to his feet and hailed her She stopped and said it was her wedding day(she was about to marry a notary's son) The bicycle was one of the wedding gifts and couldn't resist a ride.
Looking at the time, she realized she over estimated the length of her ride. Léger told her all was not last. He ended up marrying the beautiful bicyclist.

I agree completely. It was a disappointment and on ocassions pretty self serving. Although I am not a great fan of Mailer, I did find Levys piece on him very poignant.

I knew his daughter was an author but havent read her book.

It is fall in Paris and lovely rainy days for being a voracious reader. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I read the Book. Levy is VERY charming and he autographed my book even though he wasn't signing others. The book was a bit of a disappointment , and, in the footsteps of Tocqueville? LOL, I don't think so, especially his visit to a lap dance club? Have you read his daughter's book? 'Nothing Serious"by Justine Levy. This small book of fiction is based on her real life. Her addictions and losing her husband to Carla Bruni.

I'm surprised Levy mentioned his hair second. I thought of reading American Vertigo but the reviews were lukewarm, and I am really trying to allocate my reading time toward the most worthwhile books I can.

I did read a review of a nightclub show by Levy's wife, Arielle Dombasle. Steohen Holden, NY Times' music critic, said she makes Pia Zadora look good.

I just finished reading AMERICAN VERTIGO by French philosopher/journalist Bernard-Henri Levy.
While somewhat adhering to the “footsteps of Tocqueville, he set out to expose America’s “crisis of identity. The most powerful country in the world does not know what it is, it feels itself in a deep trauma, a deep neurosis. It was interesting to go behind the curtain.” From Morris Dees to Warren Beatty to Norman Mailer from Brooklyn to Las Vegas to Savannah, Levy puts together short pieces to create his portrait of America.

Curious if anyone else has read it?

Whenever I read something by Levy (also finished WHO KILLED DANIEL PEARL?") , I always find myself remembering a quote of his -"God is dead but my hair is perfect", Levy's own self portrait of sorts. And I chuckle..



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