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Hitch-22
a memoir
Book • 2010
In *Hitch-22*, Christopher Hitchens recounts his life journey, from his childhood in England to his later years as a prominent figure in American intellectual circles.
The memoir covers his early days at an English boarding school, his involvement in socialist movements, his career as a journalist, and his experiences traveling the world.
It also includes personal anecdotes about his relationships with notable figures like Martin Amis and Salman Rushdie, as well as his reflections on his family and his own mortality, given his diagnosis with esophageal cancer shortly after starting the book.
The memoir covers his early days at an English boarding school, his involvement in socialist movements, his career as a journalist, and his experiences traveling the world.
It also includes personal anecdotes about his relationships with notable figures like Martin Amis and Salman Rushdie, as well as his reflections on his family and his own mortality, given his diagnosis with esophageal cancer shortly after starting the book.
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