Christopher Hitchens
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Christopher Hitchens was an influential English American author and journalist known for his sharp writing and provocative arguments on politics, religion, and culture during the late 20th and early 21st centuries. His work matters because he shaped public debates on major issues and remains a widely read and frequently cited intellectual figure whose ideas continue to influence how people discuss politics and belief systems today.
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- Born
- 13 April 1949
- Died
- 15 December 2011
- Works
- 61
Top works
- Travelling Hopefully
- The General
- Dieu n'est pas grand
- Les crimes de Monsieur Kissinger
- The Best American Essays 2010
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Christopher Eric Hitchens was an English-American author, columnist, essayist, orator, journalist, and social critic. Hitchens was the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of over 30 books, including five collections of essays on culture, politics, and literature.
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- Kissinger — Self (archival footage)2025
- Best of Enemies — Self2015
- The Hitch — Self (archive footage)2014
- Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune — Self2011
- Holy Hell — himself2010
- The Bible: A History2010
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Christopher Eric Hitchens (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011) was a British and American author and journalist. Known as one of the "Four Horsemen" of New Atheism (along with Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett), he gained prominence as a columnist and speaker. His epistemological razor, which states that "what can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence", is used in philosophy and law.
Hitchens was born and educated in Britain, graduating in 1970 from the University of Oxford with a degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. In the early 1980s, he emigrated to the United States and wrote for The Nation and Vanity Fair. Hitchens's political views evolved greatly throughout his life. Originally describing himself as a democratic socialist, he was a member of various socialist organisations in his early life, including the Trotskyist International Socialists.
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