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Hitch-22:

A Memoir
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Grand Central Publishing, Jun 2, 2010 - Biography & Autobiography - 448 pages
Over the course of his 60 years, Christopher Hitchens has been a citizen of both the United States and the United Kingdom. He has been both a socialist opposed to the war in Vietnam and a supporter of the U.S. war against Islamic extremism in Iraq. He has been both a foreign correspondent in some of the world's most dangerous places and a legendary bon vivant with an unquenchable thirst for alcohol and literature. He is a fervent atheist, raised as a Christian, by a mother whose Jewish heritage was not revealed to him until her suicide.

In other words, Christopher Hitchens contains multitudes. He sees all sides of an argument. And he believes the personal is political.

This is the story of his life, lived large.

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Christopher Hitchens is a fantastic writer. - Goodreads
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Review: Hitch-22: A Memoir

User Review  - Alan Coady - Goodreads

I have to say that I enjoyed this book enormously and, rather than speeding through it, savoured it in small chunks over a few months. Like many people, I have misgivings about some of the positions ... Read full review

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User Review  - Leigh - Goodreads

A very interesting read. A first hand account of events that I only knew about in summary, or in some cases didnt know about at all. Great to read that he knew all these characters personally, could ... Read full review

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About the author (2010)

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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