Christopher Hitchens
Born
in Portsmouth, England
April 13, 1949
Died
December 15, 2011
Genre
Influences
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God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
17 editions
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2007
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Mortality
78 editions
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published
2012
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Hitch 22: A Memoir
67 editions
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published
2010
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The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
12 editions
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published
2007
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Letters to a Young Contrarian
49 editions
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published
2001
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The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice
35 editions
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published
1995
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Arguably: Selected Essays
43 editions
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published
2011
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The Trial of Henry Kissinger
46 editions
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published
2001
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The Four Horsemen: The Conversation That Sparked an Atheist Revolution
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26 editions
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2019
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Why Orwell Matters
28 editions
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published
2002
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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.”
― The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
― The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
“To terrify children with the image of hell, to consider women an inferior creation—is that good for the world?”
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