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"Whether on the invasion of Iraq or the merits of Vladimir Nabokov's fiction, master controversialist Hitchens has an informed opinion. . . . Vintage Hitchens. Argumentative and sometimes just barely civil -- another worthy collection from this most inquiring of inquirers." -- "Kirkus Reviews" (starred)
"These 750 pages of bright, witty, nearly always charged reportage and argument are business as usual for one of the most lucid and humane voices of our age. . . . Purposeful and well told. . . . Here are more than 700 pages of a life lived fully through meaningful work." -- Charles Foran, "Globe and Mail"
"These 750 pages of bright, witty, nearly always charged reportage and argument are business as usual for one of the most lucid and humane voices of our age. . . . Purposeful and well told. . . . Here are more than 700 pages of a life lived fully through meaningful work." -- Charles Foran, "Globe and Mail"
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'As soon as we abandon our own reason,' wrote Bertrand Russell, 'and are content to rely upon authority, there is no end to our troubles.' For over forty years, Christopher Hitchens has proclaimed truth where others have spun falsehood and written, with passionate commitment, on matters that others fear to broach. This volume of essays spans Hitchens' whole career and encompasses his writing on politics, literature and religion. It is the most comprehensive collection of the work of the finest English essayist since Orwell. Arguably contains all aspects of Hitchens' wide repertoire as journalist, polemicist and critic. Divided into sections such as: 'All American', 'Eclectic Affinities' and 'Foreign Quarrels', Hitchens unfolds his views on subjects ranging from Clinton to Kissinger; Powell to Proust. Hitchens' life has, above all else, been one of defiance and wit, courage and humility: in an age of digital punditry and twenty-four hour hucksterism, he has been a voice of reason amid the clamour, making his indelible and brilliant mark on politics and literature on both sides of the Atlantic. While his many books exist as a formidable legacy, it is his mastery of short-form journalism and criticism that constitute his lasting claim to greatness. Arguably is a unique anthology and the indispensible companion to the Anglosphere's pre-eminent political writer.
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43 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This was a Christmas gift I was not expecting. This book has proved a major distraction this Christmas break (I am supposed to be marking a heap of undergraduate assignments). I have much sympathy with Hitchens' concern over the dangers of religion but without necessarily swallowing his final conclusions. He seems to me to be an atheist with much integrity, as well as being a very informed one.
This is book to be dipped into and relished. The subjects included are diverse; There is a brilliant article on Dr Johnson that reignited my enthusiasm for the doctor, as well as some brilliant and erudite articles on American politics and literature (the one on Saul Bellow is especially poignant). Hitchens' writing style grabs your attention; this is a book that is hard to put down. His recent death (which still happened to come as a bit of a shock) is going to prove a tremendous loss to the world of letters.
This is book to be dipped into and relished. The subjects included are diverse; There is a brilliant article on Dr Johnson that reignited my enthusiasm for the doctor, as well as some brilliant and erudite articles on American politics and literature (the one on Saul Bellow is especially poignant). Hitchens' writing style grabs your attention; this is a book that is hard to put down. His recent death (which still happened to come as a bit of a shock) is going to prove a tremendous loss to the world of letters.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I'd love to have been a fly on the wall of a Hitchens ~ Rushdie word game. Likely I'd understand but a few of the brilliant puns, allusions and irony, but this huge collection of essays and book reviews will fill a large void in my literary, political and historical education. And it may be a constant reminder of the man and the mind recently lost to English readers. It is a NY Times Book of the Year an I recommend it to everyone interested in Hitchens and his many discussions of our society.
37 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What a man! He covers such a wide range. I don't expect to read all of this, but have already enjoyed many of the items on literary figures. I learned things about Evelyn Waugh, Somerset Maugham and Philip Larkin. And of course Hitch is so funny. Try this: "If one scans the few and cringe-making attempts to describe man-woman sex in Maugham's fiction, or if one attempts to infer anything of his conjugal relations, one is forced to picture him screwing his courage to the sticking place (or perhaps vice versa)."
There is something for everyone in this capacious compendium, which includes plenty of serious politics and some delightfully scurrilous items about sex.
There is something for everyone in this capacious compendium, which includes plenty of serious politics and some delightfully scurrilous items about sex.
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Keep a dictionary on hand
This is a collection of essays and reviews by Christopher Hitchens, a most interesting (and sometimes hugely entertaining) character. He is sadly no longer with us. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Lionel Beck
Poor effort
This book proved to be quite a difficult read from start to finish, filled with boring and pointless essays. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Mrs. Susan Clarke
Genius, polymath
First off it's an absolutely colossal book. Never mind the width feel the quality, as he himself might have said having discovered his mother's ancestry, well this is taxi... Read more
Published 15 days ago by Wedds
Unarguably Good
Thought provoking, entertaining, challenging, amusing - and beautifully written. This is an excellent introduction to the late Christopher Hitchens writings. Read on.
Published 16 days ago by RLM
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Good - still not finished.
My experience with this product is tippety toppety, and I have no qualms, misgivings, rancorous doubts, regrets or grievances.
My experience with this product is tippety toppety, and I have no qualms, misgivings, rancorous doubts, regrets or grievances.
Published 23 days ago by Matt
Hitchens' last title
I am still reading this but it is proving an interesting compilation of some of his later literary reviews overlaid with his strong personal opinions. Read more
Published 26 days ago by Dr. Allan Harris
A Wonderful Potpourri
The book is mostly a collection of his journalism of the last twenty years - covering historic and literary subjects from around the time of the American Revolution to the present... Read more
Published 1 month ago by ANNONNY
He was not what he claimed to be!
The product description says, "he has been a voice of reason amid the clamour."
Hmm, he wasn't just a 'voice of reason'.
He was also a voice for war. Read more
Hmm, he wasn't just a 'voice of reason'.
He was also a voice for war. Read more
Published 1 month ago by William Podmore
Unarguably brilliant
A great man, who is already sorely missed. If you're coming to Hitchens for the first time, start with these essays, and Mortality, out for Christmas. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Robin Harvie
Hitchens a Master of His Art
My belated introduction to the writing of Christopher Hitchens came following his premature death earlier this year. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Martin Beecroft
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