Arguably
Selected Essays
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3.9 • 9 Ratings
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Publisher Description
From one of the most admired public intellectuals of our time, and a multi-award winning and #1 bestselling author, comes a collection of his most important and controversial essays on the theme of culture and politics and how the two relate.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
How does one possibly narrate the essays of Christopher Hitchens while capturing the author's furious and perhaps occasionally misguided intensity and vigor? For this capacious collection of Hitchens's essays, narrator Simon Prebble wisely avoids that dilemma. Instead, he offers a dry, slightly formal delivery. Covering everything from Charles Dickens and J.G. Ballard to the recent financial crisis and global jihad, Hitchens mingles the literary with the political, using his erudition to hone arguments to a carefully wielded point. Prebble's controlled narration works to tone down some of Hitchens's force the narrator simply poses arguments without bludgeoning the author's opponents much to the benefit of this audio production. The sound is turned down, leaving Hitchens's ideas to come to the fore. A Hachette/Twelve hardcover.
Customer Reviews
A BRILLIANT AND ENTERTAINING READ !
It is always a pleasure to read a Christopher Hitchens book. He is a brilliant and at times humorous intellectual who does not hesitate to take on any subject. Five stars.