Prepared for the Worst

'I suppose that, if this collection has a point, it is the desire of one individual to see the idea of confrontation kept alive' -- Christopher Hitchens, Introduction

Christopher Hitchens is widely recognized as having been one of the liveliest and most influential of contemporary political analysts. Prepared for the Worst is a collection of the best of his essays of the 1980s published on both sides of the Atlantic. These essays confirmed his reputation as a bold commentator combining intellectual tenacity with mordant wit, whether he was writing about the intrigues of Reagan's Washington, a popular novel, the work of Tom Paine, the man George Orwell, or reporting (with sympathy as well as toughness) from Beirut or Bombay, Warsaw or Managua.

Hitchens writes clearly, from a well-stocked mind, and is free of the cant that affects many political journalists. - Publishers Weekly

About the author

Christopher Hitchens, geboren 1949 im englischen Portsmouth, war als Buchautor und Auslandskorrespondent, Essayist, Literaturkritiker und Dozent tätig. Er schrieb regelmäßig u.a. für die New York Times, Slate, Vanity Fair und das Wall Street Journal. Christopher Hitchens verstarb 2011.

Summary

'I suppose that, if this collection has a point, it is the desire of one individual to see the idea of confrontation kept alive' -- Christopher Hitchens, Introduction

Foreword

'I suppose that, if this collection has a point, it is the desire of one individual to see the idea of confrontation kept alive' -- Christopher Hitchens, Introduction

Report

Hitchens writes clearly, from a well-stocked mind, and is free of the cant that affects many political journalists. Publishers Weekly

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Hitchens
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.12.2014
• EAN: 9781782394662
• ISBN: 978-1-78239-466-2
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 232 mm x 35 mm
• Weight: 625 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, HISTORY / Social History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Commentary & Opinion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays, RELIGION / Atheism, General & world history, Religion & politics, Literature: history & criticism, Social and cultural history, Politics and government, Political science and theory, Society and culture: general, Agnosticism and atheism