American Vertigo: Traveling to the Great & the Gross

By Bernard-Henri Lévy

This acclaimed, brilliant US travelogue vividly describes the extremes of American society. Filled with a dazzling and entertaining array of different characters - from film celebrities Woody Allen and Sharon Stone, to presidential hopefuls, prostitutes and psychotic convicts - Bernard-Henri Levy describes the US as no one has done before. Part on On the Road, part Easy Rider, American Vertigo illuminates the US that remains hidden from tourists and arm-chair travellers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gibson Square
• Release date: Aug 7, 2008
• ISBN: 9781783340286

Bernard-Henri Lévy

Bernard-Henri Lévy is a philosopher, activist, filmmaker and author of over thirty books including The Genius of Judaism, American Vertigo, Barbarism with a Human Face, and Who Killed Daniel Pearl? His writing has appeared extensively in publications throughout Europe and the United States. His documentaries include Peshmerga, The Battle of Mosul, The Oath of Tobruk and Bosna! Lévy is co-founder of the antiracist group SOS Racisme and has served on diplomatic missions for the French government.