Lichfield, John. "Poisoned Penpals: Clash of the Literary Titans." INDEPENDENT September 23, 2008.

Levy, Bernard-Henri, and Michel Houellebecq. Ennemis Publics. Paris: Flammarion, 2008. Two of the most self-promoting, outspoken, and hated, men in France will go head-to-head next month in a literary "clash of the Titans." The re-make of Godzilla vs King Kong will pit Michel Houellebecq, dishevelled curmudgeon and best-selling novelist, against Bernard-Henri Levy, dandy philosopher and telegenic human rights activist. Their joint book, Ennemis Publics, has been the subject of a masterful "advertease" campaign for the past three months. The publishers, Flammarion, let slip in June that they were printing 150,000 copies of a hush-hush, two-handed book. Even before the identity of the writers was known, bookshops placed orders for 100,000 copies, guaranteeing the tome best-selling status in France. . . . Read the rest here: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/poisoned-pen-pals-clash-of-the-literary-titans-938933.html.