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- “Hitch-22” traces Mr. Hitchens’s coming of age as a public intellectual and as a man, and charts the long and serrated arc of his thinking about politics, from his early days as a militant member of the International Socialists to his gradual drift toward positions, like his support for the Iraq War, that have made some on the left scratch their heads.
www.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/books/02book.html‘Hitch-22: A Memoir’ by Christopher Hitchens - The New York Times
Jun 17, 2010 · And perhaps the strongest theme in “Hitch-22” is just this — that sometimes the balance sheets are an unholy mess. From the time he was young, Hitchens says, he’s tried to keep dueling ...
In his memoir, Hitch-22 (2010), English-American author and journalist Christopher Hitchens chronicles both the personal and political arcs of his life as he grows into his stature as a public intellectual and avowed atheist, while negotiating his positions in respect to the American left.
Sep 1, 2010 · Is Hitch-22 the story of a courageous man of conviction whose life has been shaped by the pursuit of ideas and knowledge and justice? Or is it the story of a man who doesn’t particularly want to grow up and who would rather have an argument than wisdom?
Sep 25, 2013 · The memoir’s recurring theme is, perhaps, that of ‘keeping two sets of book’ as Hitchens puts it. That is to say, holding discordant views and opinions, and drawing on quite significantly different aspects of personality for different social groups.
Book Summary. Over the course of his 60 years, Christopher Hitchens has been a citizen of both the United States and the United Kingdom. He has been both a socialist opposed to the war in Vietnam and a supporter of the U.S. war against Islamic extremism in Iraq.
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Nov 11, 2010 · The title of Christopher Hitchens’ memoir, Hitch 22 is based on the brilliantly acerbic WWII satire by Joseph Heller Catch-22, the title of which has entered the lexicon and describes a no-win situation, a “catch” that is frustrating, and in the case of Heller’s novel, absurdly hilarious. At least from the outside looking in.
Oct 25, 2010 · Hitch-22 is a timely reminder of why Christopher Hitchens matters, too. Christopher Hitchens will debate former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on the subject...be it resolved, religion is a force for good in the world.
