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Beliefs christopher hitchens was shaky in his atheism, new book suggests. He made comments in the past praising novels written by his contemporaries in sam harris and richard dawkins, especially the god delusion by richard dawkins, which was released in 2006. Christopher hitchens talked about his book, letters to a young contrarian. Hitchens was the author, coauthor, editor, or coeditor of over 30 books, including five collections of essays on culture, politics, and literature. Selected essays by christopher hitchens, animal farm 1984 by george. A new book says the impious author of god is not great might have been exploring faith before he died in 2011. Christopher hitchens the english american, christopher hitchens was a man of many talents. Christopher hitchens books list of books by author. See all books authored by christopher hitchens, including god is not great. Christopher hitchens speaking at politics and prose. Paradise lost author john milton, a patriotic englishman, was absolutely an aficionado of music. Christopher hitchens was a wit, a charmer, and a troublemaker, and to those who knew him well, he was a gift from, dare i say it, god. You dont know christopher hitchens until youve read 125. A staple of public discourse, his confrontational style of debate made him both.
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