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Arguably essays by Christopher Hitchens

Essayist Christopher Hitchens ruminates on why Charles Dickens was among the best of writers and the worst of men, the haunting science fiction of J.G. Ballard, the enduring legacies of Thomas Jefferson and George Orwell, the persistent agonies of anti-Semitism and jihad, the enduring relevance of K...

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Main Author: Hitchens, Christopher
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Twelve, 2011.
Edition:1st ed.
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Summary:Essayist Christopher Hitchens ruminates on why Charles Dickens was among the best of writers and the worst of men, the haunting science fiction of J.G. Ballard, the enduring legacies of Thomas Jefferson and George Orwell, the persistent agonies of anti-Semitism and jihad, the enduring relevance of Karl Marx, and how politics justifies itself by culture--and how the latter prompts the former.
Item Description:Collected essays previously published in various periodicals, 1999-2011.
Includes index.
Physical Description:xix, 788 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes index.
ISBN:9781455502776 (regular edition)
1455502774 (regular edition)
Author Notes:Christopher Hitchens was born in Portsmouth, England on April 13, 1949. He was a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and wrote for numerous other publications throughout his lifetime. He was the author of numerous books including No One Left to Lie To, For the Sake of Argument, Prepared for the Worst, God Is Not Great, Hitch-22: A Memoir, and Arguably. He died due to complication from esophageal cancer on December 15, 2011 at the age of 62.

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