Adventures on the Freedom Road: The French Intellectuals in the 20th Century

by Bernard-Henri Lévy and Bernard Henri Levy

Book Overview

Bernard-Henry Levy, one of France's young philosophers and broadcasters, casts his eye on France's twentieth century gurus. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1860460356
• ISBN13: 9781860460357
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Harvill Press
• Length: 433 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

How very entertaining

This was our book club's monthly. I was pleasantly surprised at what I leaned. They say a book is only as good as the journey it takes you on. This book and its varied spotlights, took me all around

Intellectual Journalism

The title is descriptive--these are adventures, not investigations. Levy writes about encounters he has had with the many characters of French high-culture, he met so-and-so at a book signing, or in a cafe, this is what they said to each other, and how it was surprising, or disappointing. These encounters are entry-points for meditations on the larger political involvements of these thinkers. This is in no way a comprehensive history, but rather a series of snapshots, mostly embarrassing for those pictured. A good read, but almost gossipy in tone; this book is intended only for those who already have opinions about the people and ideas being discussed.