Christopher Eric Hitchens (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011) was a British and American author and journalist. [2][3] He was the author of 18 books on faith, religion, culture, politics, and literature. He was born and educated in Britain, graduating in the 1970s from Oxford with a degree in philosophy, politics, and economics.

Jan 13, 2025 · Christopher Hitchens, British American author, critic, and bon vivant whose trenchant polemics on politics and religion positioned him at the forefront of public intellectual life in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Learn more about Hitchens’s life and career, including his notable books.

Dec 16, 2011 · Christopher Hitchens, a slashing polemicist in the tradition of Thomas Paine and George Orwell who trained his sights on targets as various as Henry Kissinger, the British monarchy and Mother...

Sep 7, 2012 · (CBS News) Christopher Hitchens, the acclaimed and often controversial author, took on many topics throughout his prolific career -- he condemned religion in his well-known tome "God is Not...

Dec 16, 2011 · British-born author, literary critic and journalist Christopher Hitchens has died at the age of 62. He died from pneumonia, a complication of the oesophageal cancer he had, at a Texas hospital.

1482 quotes from Christopher Hitchens: '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.

Dec 16, 2011 · A look at the life and career of author, commentator and polemicist Christopher Hitchens, who has died aged 62.

Christopher Eric Hitchens (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011) was an Anglo-American atheist, writer and debater. He wrote for various magazines including The Nation , Free Inquiry , Slate , and others.

Christopher Hitchens, among the most eloquent and forceful advocates of rejoining the Parthenon marbles, helped tilt me toward the cause of repatriation.With great timing, Verso Books has just ...

Dec 16, 2011 · Writer Christopher Hitchens, who died on Thursday from complications of cancer at the age of 62, leaves behind some 18 books and countless essays on politics and public figures.