Christopher Hitchens (1949 - 2011) was an Anglo-American author and journalist. His books made him a prominent public intellectual and a staple of talk shows and lecture circuits. He was a columnist and literary critic at Vanity Fair, Slate, The Atlantic, World Affairs, The Nation, Free Inquiry and a variety of other media outlets. He was named one of the world's "Top 100 Public Intellectuals" by Foreign Policy and Britain's Prospect.

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Carol Blue On Mourning And 'Mortality'
September 13, 2012Talk of the Nation.
Carol Blue, Hitchens' wife of 20 years, interviewed on NPR by Neal Conan.
Listen here. (30 min.)
Posted by Tom at 07:58
Labels: 2012, cancer, Carol Blue, Christopher Hitchens, Mortality, Neal Conan, NPR
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Carol Blue will be interviewed on the CBC radio program 'Q' Thursday, September 20. The program starts at 10 AM, and repeats at 10 PM (Pacific Time).
See www.cbc.ca/q/
Here's the link to that interview!
http://www.cbc.ca/q/blog/2012/09/20/carol-blue-on-q/
Dear Carol, it is nice to know Christopher maintained some optimism till the end. You really were there for him. Am grateful to you. Best wishes to you and your daughter.
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