Christopher Hitchens
British-American journalist, author, polemicist, and literary critic. Columnist for The Nation, Vanity Fair, and Slate. Author of Letters to a Young Contradictarian, God Is Not Great, and Hitch-22. Combative atheist and committed contrarian.
Christopher Hitchens
Ask Christopher Hitchens about polemics, atheism, and the long lunch as art form. Argue across a table with the most readable contrarian of his age.
British-American journalist, author, polemicist, and literary critic. Columnist for The Nation, Vanity Fair, and Slate. Author of Letters to a Young Contradictarian, God Is Not Great, and Hitch-22. Combative atheist and committed contrarian.
- Born
- 1949
- Died
- 2011
- Birthplace
- Portsmouth
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, United States
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- Writers & Poets
- Journalists