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| − | '''Christopher Eric Hitchens''' (April 13, 1949 [[Portsmouth]], [[England]]) is a [[neoconservative]] journalist, author and literary critic. Hitchens received degrees in philosophy, politics and economics from [[Oxford University|Balliol College]], [[Oxford]], in 1970. From 1971-1981, he worked in [[Britain]] as book reviewer for ''The Times'' newspaper. He emigrated to the [[United States]] in 1981, and has written regularly, or been a contributing editor for ''Harpers'', ''Vanity Fair'' and the ''Nation''. He became a US citizen in April, 2007. He is [[Judaism|Jewish]] by matrilineal descent, although he did not discover this until he was 38 years old. He himself is an avowed atheist | + | '''Christopher Eric Hitchens''' (April 13, 1949 [[Portsmouth]], [[England]]) is a [[neoconservative]] journalist, author and literary critic. Hitchens received degrees in philosophy, politics and economics from [[Oxford University|Balliol College]], [[Oxford]], in 1970. From 1971-1981, he worked in [[Britain]] as book reviewer for ''The Times'' newspaper. He emigrated to the [[United States]] in 1981, and has written regularly, or been a contributing editor for ''Harpers'', ''Vanity Fair'' and the ''Nation''. He became a US citizen in April, 2007. He is [[Judaism|Jewish]] by matrilineal descent, although he did not discover this until he was 38 years old. He himself is an avowed atheist. |
== Writings == | == Writings == | ||
Revision as of 15:21, June 19, 2007
Christopher Eric Hitchens (April 13, 1949 Portsmouth, England) is a neoconservative journalist, author and literary critic. Hitchens received degrees in philosophy, politics and economics from Balliol College, Oxford, in 1970. From 1971-1981, he worked in Britain as book reviewer for The Times newspaper. He emigrated to the United States in 1981, and has written regularly, or been a contributing editor for Harpers, Vanity Fair and the Nation. He became a US citizen in April, 2007. He is Jewish by matrilineal descent, although he did not discover this until he was 38 years old. He himself is an avowed atheist.
Writings
- Callaghan: The Road to Number Ten (Cassell, 1976)
- Hostage to History: Cyprus From the Ottomans to Kissinger (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1989)
- Imperial Spoils: The Case of the Parthenon Marbles (Hill and Wang, 1989)
- Blood, Class and Nostalgia: Anglo-American Ironies (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1990)
- The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice (Verso, 1995) as well as two collections including many Nation essays: *Prepared for the Worst (Hill and Wang, 1989)
- For the Sake of Argument: Essays & Minority Reports (Verso, 1993)
- No One Left to Lie To: The Values of the Worst Family (Verso, 2000)
- God Is Not Great: The Case Against Religion (Atlantic, 2007)