Bernard-Henri Levy

Bernard-Henri Levy: ‘How shall we avoid an epidemic of despair?’

Published by Kathimerini on Fri, 04/24/2020 - 08:33

It's been a year since one of Europe's most renowned intellectuals, Bernard-Henri Levy, came to Athens and performed his monologue "Looking for Europe" at the Pallas Theater. The iconoclastic French philosopher enlivens speech by charging it with the refreshing power of competing ideas.

Bernard-Henri Levy: Nationalism represents a threat to the European idea

Published by Kathimerini on Sun, 03/31/2019 - 18:37

Bernard-Henri Levy has been one of the most prominent figures of the French intelligentsia for a good four decades. He was at the forefront of the Nouveaux Philosophes (New Philosophers) movement that broke from its communist roots and sought to deconstruct Marxism.

Bernard-Henri Levy | Athens | April 1

Published by Kathimerini on Sun, 03/31/2019 - 08:59

One of the most prominent figures of the French intelligentsia for a good four decades, French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy will be in Athens to stage his work "Looking for Europe" - a monologue about the future of the European idea which is threatened by the rise of nationalism - at the Pallas Theater on Monday, April 1, at 8 p.m..

Leftists interrupt Levy's speech, hit him in face with cake

Published by Tanjug on Sun, 05/14/2017 - 08:02

BELGRADE - Shouting "Get out of Belgrade, murderer" and "This bastard advocated a bombing of Yugoslavia eight years prior to the NATO intervention", three members of the left-wing organisation SKOJ interrupted a speech by controversial French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy after late Wednesday's screening of his film Peshmerga at the BELDOCS documentary film festival.

Bernard Henri Levy gets cake in face at Belgrade event

Published by InSerbia on Thu, 05/11/2017 - 17:13

French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy was hit in the face with a cake late on Wednesday, during the screening of his film Peshmerga at the BELDOCS festival.

The incident happened moments after he started addressing the audience in Belgrade's Cultural Center.

A young woman from the audience first ran past Levy and threw the cake at him.