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Author: Christopher Hitchens
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Apr 2002
Very Heavy Advice
by Matt Sturrock
On the cover of Christopher Hitchens' latest book, Letters to a Young Contrarian, is the man himselfùwho, besides exuding some highly stylized menace, also looks a little weary. One can hardly fault him. Hitchens has been fighting a hard and lonely battle for a long time against intransigent opponents. Read more...
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 | Why Orwell Matters
by Christopher Hitchens
Basic Books
211 pages $37.95 cloth
ISBN: 0465030491
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Why Hitchens Matters
by Shaun Smith
Call me a pessimist, but I once hurled a copy of Wallace Stegner's novel Crossing to Safety across a room because I simply could not believe the good fortune of its characters. A maxim when writing fiction: readers will readily accept events that spell disaster for characters, but will question anything that turns events to their favour. Read more...
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