Public Enemies: Dueling Writers Take On Each Other and the

Public Enemies: Dueling Writers Take On Each Other and the World

The international publishing sensation is now available in the United Statesâ€”two brilliant, controversial authors confront each other and their enemies in an unforgettable exchange of letters.
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In one corner, Bernard-Henri LÃ©vy, creator of the classic Barbarism with a Human Face, dismissed by the media as a wealthy, self-promoting, arrogant do-gooder. In the other, Michel Houellebecq, bestselling author of The Elementary Particles, widely derided as a sex-obsessed racist and misogynist. What began as a secret correspondence between bitter enemies evolved into a remarkable joint personal meditation by Franceâ€™s premier literary and political live wires.Â An instant international bestseller, Public Enemies has now been translated into English for all lovers of superb insights, scandalous opinions, and iconoclastic ideas.

In wicked, wide-ranging, and freewheeling letters, the two self-described â€œwhipping boysâ€ debate whether they crave disgrace or secretly have an insane desire to please. LÃ©vy extols heroism in the face of tyranny; Houellebecq sees himself as one who would â€œfight little and badly.â€ LÃ©vy says â€œlife does not â€˜liveâ€™â€ unless he can write; Houellebecq bemoans work as leaving him in such â€œa state of nervous exhaustion that it takes several bottles of alcohol to get out.â€ There are also touching and intimate exchanges on the existence of God and about their own families.

Dazzling, delightful, and provocative, Public Enemies is a death match between literary lions, remarkable men who find common ground, confident that, in the end (as LÃ©vy puts it), â€œit is we who will come out on top.â€
Country USA
Brand Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0812980786_used
Color Cream
ReleaseDate 2011-01-11
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780812980783

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0812980786_used
Color	Cream
ReleaseDate	2011-01-11
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812980783

Public Enemies: Dueling Writers Take On Each Other and the World

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