Edelman worked as a lawyer and was a specialist in literary and artistic property as well as copyright. He also served as a lecturer at the
École normale supérieure, the
School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, and
Sciences Po. His expertise in philosophy caused him to focus on simplicity and humanity, enabling him to meet intellectuals from many different countries. He published his first novel,
Verticon, in 2017. Bernard Edelman died in
Paris on 3 September 2020 at the age of 82. ==Books==