Atlantic Books Arguably

Der wohl wichtigste Journalist Essayist des ausgehenden 20 sigelten und beginnenden 21. Jahrhunderts . Ein eitler und arroganter, von sich überzeugter Zeitgenosse, dem ich all diese Attribute zugestehe, er war niemals ignorant. Er hat mir Literatur nährgebracht , mein Interessen geweckt, das haben meine Lehrer nicht geschafft. Meine Eltern auch nicht. Man kann eigentlich nur lernen, fürs Leben lernen. Leider viel zu früh verstorben , aber selbst in Erwartung seines Todes , war er noch hilfreich und niemals pathetisch.

Sometimes his pieces concern passing matters, though they are seldom ephemeral themselves [...] Vintage Hitchens. Argumentative and sometimes just barely civil—another worthy collection from this most inquiring of inquirers. This is the best of his work as a journalist, literary critic and cultural commentator. His literary criticism is very well written, so funny and fluent, so loving and so pungent. Most of these essays are from his writings in The Altantic and Slate.

My belated introduction to the writing of Christopher Hitchens came following his premature death earlier this year. A name I had heard, but never followed up, I was moved to discover more about the man by reading 'Hitch-22', a memoir, mentioned in an obituary in a leading daily newspaper. What a revelation! A master of the art of writing; informed, articulate, controversial, readable in the extreme. Hitchens' prose is masterful. He draws you into the subject of the piece gently, but, firmly at the same time and leaves you the wiser and also very conscious of your own short comings as a writer and general user of the English language. 'Hitch-22' encouraged me to read more from Hitchens, resulting in my purchase of this anthology of essays. 'Arguably' is a big book! Crammed full of Hitchens, I am making impressive progress, simply, because I can't put it down until my arms get so tired from the shear physical effort of holding this colossal volume in a reading position. Hitch, as he was more affectionatly known, is to my mind the modern day George Orwell. His socialism and subsequent disillusionment with the system run a similar parallel to Orwell. Both masters of their art and should be held as true national gems. I can't praise this anthology more; enjoy it, read it, get angry, feel good, perhaps even cry a little for the sad loss, at far too early an age, of probably one of the greatest essayists our nation has produced.

In my list of the must reads. 👍

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