The art of writing – Christopher Hitchens
Friday, 16th December 2011
Christopher Hitchens is dead. His reputation as a stylist, polemicist and independent thinker is such that his legacy looks certain to be secure. Here he is talking about the art of writing, and life in general.
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Bob Hutton
December 16th, 2011 10:43am Report this commentI really, really hope that before his death Hitchens repented of his atheism and accepted Jesus as his personal Saviour. If he did not do that then he is bitterly regretting his rebellion against God.
Jeremy
December 16th, 2011 11:29am Report this commentI read 'God Is Not Great'. From what I can remember of it, I think that Hitchens was quite attracted by what he saw as the sun-dappled colour and tolerance of polytheistic culture and society around the turn of the first century AD. Before - as he saw it - the darkness of the monotheisms descended. I also remember that he said something about the literal mind not only failing to understand the ironic mind, but also regarding it as 'dangerous'.
Margaret A. Miller
December 16th, 2011 12:16pm Report this commentWhat a load of nonsense about Christopher Hitchen ' discovering' a cruel, punishing.God after his death. That would truly be he'll for a man who was smart and courageous enough to live without the safety net pf repentance for simply being a truly inquisitive,self reflective human. RIP. human
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