Hitch-22: A Memoir by Christopher Hitchens
The acid, hilarious, confessional and provocative memoirs of the bestselling author of God is Not Great - a story of a life lived large.
Over the last thirty years Christopher Hitchens has established himself as one of the world's most influential public intellectuals. His originality, bravery, range and wit made him first a leading iconoclast of the political left, and then later a formidable advocate of secular liberalism. As a socialist he opposed the war in Vietnam, after September 11 he emerged as one of the fiercest advocates of war in Iraq. In this long-awaited and candid memoir, Hitchens re-traces the footsteps of his life to date, from his childhood in Portsmouth with his adoring, tragic mother and reserved naval officer father; to his life in Washington DC, the base from which he would launch fierce attacks on tyranny of all kinds. Along the way, he recalls the girls, the boys and the booze; the friendships and the feuds; the grand struggles and lost causes; and the mistakes and misgivings that have characterised his life.
Hitch-22 is, by turns, moving and funny, charming and irascible and inspiring. Agree or disagree, love him or hate him, readers of Hitch-22 have all agreed on one thing: they can't ignore him. This provocative memoir is an indispensable companion to the life and thought of an outstanding political writer.
About The Author
Christopher Hitchens, 'one of the most prolific, and well as brilliant, journalists of our time' (Observer), is a widely published polemicist and frequent radio and TV commentator. He is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and a visiting professor of liberal studies at the New School in New York. The most recent of his numerous books is the international bestseller God is Not Great, and his recent articles on the onset and progress of his serious illness have caught the attention of the world.
Format: Paperback | 448 pages
Dimensions (cm): 23.3 x 15.3 x 3.2 | 630g
Publication Date: 01 Jun 2010
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publication City/Country: Crows Nest, SYD, Australia
Language: English
Illustrations note: b&w photos
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 1741759625
ISBN13: 9781741759624
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Some damage to the cover including some creasing along the edges, and minor scratching, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.