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Iconic French Philosopher Falls for Literary Hoax

By Dana KennedyFeb 9th 2010 – 3:45PM
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NICE, France (Feb. 9) – France's most famous celebrity philosopher, the flashy Bernard-Henri Lévy, likes to be at the center of intellectual discourse in Paris, where he can count on at least some people greeting his every pensée with fawning admiration. But this week Lévy, known throughout France simply as BHL, is...

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