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Christopher Hitchens

Born

in Portsmouth, England, The United Kingdom

April 13, 1949

Died

December 15, 2011

Genre

Politics, Essays, Journalism

Influences

Robert Ingersoll, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, George Orwell, Oscar ...more

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Christopher Hitchens was a British-American author, journalist, and literary critic known for his sharp wit, polemical writing, and outspoken views on religion, politics, and culture. He was a prolific essayist and columnist, contributing to publications such as The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, Slate, and The Nation.
A staunch critic of totalitarianism and organized religion, Hitchens became one of the most prominent public intellectuals of his time. His book God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything (2007) became a bestseller and solidified his place as a leading figure in the New Atheism movement. He was equally fearless in political criticism, taking on figures across the ideological spectrum, from Henry Kissinger (The Trial of Henry K ...more

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Christopher Hitchens’s books

Average rating: 4.14 · 655,550 ratings · 24,235 reviews · 159 distinct works • Similar authors

	God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything 3.96 avg rating — 111,457 ratings — published 2007 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mortality 4.12 avg rating — 29,177 ratings — published 2012 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hitch 22: A Memoir 4.02 avg rating — 22,315 ratings — published 2010 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever 4.03 avg rating — 18,865 ratings — published 2007 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters to a Young Contrarian 4.13 avg rating — 12,696 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice 4.06 avg rating — 11,631 ratings — published 1995 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arguably: Selected Essays 4.20 avg rating — 9,861 ratings — published 2011 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Four Horsemen: The Conversation That Sparked an Atheist Revolution by Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author), Sam Harris 3.97 avg rating — 4,620 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Trial of Henry Kissinger 3.96 avg rating — 4,514 ratings — published 2001 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why Orwell Matters 3.95 avg rating — 4,140 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are gods.”
― Christopher Hitchens, The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever

tags: affection, atheism, cats, dogs, food, god, pets, religion, shelter, water

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“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens

tags: atheism, reason, science, skeptic

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“To terrify children with the image of hell, to consider women an inferior creation—is that good for the world?”
― Christopher Hitchens

tags: atheism, child-abuse, children, feminism, hell, religion, religion-and-children, rhetorical-questions, sexism, women, women-and-religion

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October 2016 reading

As I Lay Dying - William Faulkner

6 votes, 30.0%

On the Road - Jack Kerouac

5 votes, 25.0%

In Between the Sheets - Ian McEwan

4 votes, 20.0%

The Leopard - Lampedusa Guiseppe Di

3 votes, 15.0%

The Trial of Henry Kissinger - Christopher Hitchens

2 votes, 10.0%

Fingersmith - Sarah Waters

0 votes, 0.0%

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