"For the sake of argument, one must never let a euphemism or a false consolation pass uncontested. The truth seldom lies, but when it does it lies somewhere in between"
Christopher Hitchens was a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and the author of the best-selling God Is Not Great. His books published by Verso include The Trial of Henry Kissinger, No One Left to Lie To, The Missionary Position, Unacknowledged Legislation, The Parthenon Marbles, Hostage to History, and more.
Displays the intelligence, invective and stubborn common sense Mr
Hitchens brings to his commentaries, be they about the political
scene in Washington, the soap-opera travail of the British Royal
family or a novel by George Eliot.
*New York Times*
Hitchens rejoices without inhibition in the pleasure of hating and
knows that satire is murder by other means ... . A pen like this is
more lethal than most swords.
*The Observer*
One easily forgets just how good Christopher Hitchens is ...
multilingual, well-travelled, hyper-educated, pissed-off, always
funny, he has no equal in American journalism, and this book proves
it.
*Voice Literary Supplement*
The fiercely independent-minded Hitchens provides reams of fuel for
intellectual conflagration, couched in the luxurious excess of
humour ... progressive journalism as it was meant to be.
*The Nation*
The test of this kind of book is for the reader to be able to open
it anywhere and be drawn into the argument; it's a test that
Hitchens passes time and time again ... . He can be devilishly
funny, but he is also capable of writing with acid seriousness.
*Independent on Sunday*
Displays the intelligence, invective and stubborn common sense Mr
Hitchens brings to his commentaries, be they about the political
scene in Washington, the soap-opera travail of the British Royal
family or a novel by George Eliot. * New York Times *
Hitchens rejoices without inhibition in the pleasure of hating and
knows that satire is murder by other means ... . A pen like this is
more lethal than most swords. * The Observer *
One easily forgets just how good Christopher Hitchens is ...
multilingual, well-travelled, hyper-educated, pissed-off, always
funny, he has no equal in American journalism, and this book proves
it. * Voice Literary Supplement *
The fiercely independent-minded Hitchens provides reams of fuel for
intellectual conflagration, couched in the luxurious excess of
humour ... progressive journalism as it was meant to be. * The
Nation *
The test of this kind of book is for the reader to be able to open
it anywhere and be drawn into the argument; it's a test that
Hitchens passes time and time again ... . He can be devilishly
funny, but he is also capable of writing with acid seriousness. *
Independent on Sunday *
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