By Windsor Mann, editor of “The Quotable Hitchens: From Alcohol to Zionism”
It’s hard to say anything about Christopher Hitchens that hasn’t been said already, but it’s even harder to say nothing. Hitchens died last week, a year-and-a-half after he was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He and I were not lifelong friends or family members, but I got to know him fairly well. We met nearly seven years ago, and it’s safe to say that, during this time, Hitchens mattered more to me than I did to him.
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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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Tardy thanks for Christopher Hitchens
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Well! That was trady alright!
Yet still no word from Martin Amis.
I read somewhere that Martin was present when Christopher died. Perhaps he is too grief-stricken to comment.
http://cantshutitup.blogspot.com/ - my take on the late Hitchens :)
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