'God is Not Great' Author Christopher Hitchens Dies: Vanity Fair
December 16, 2011
British writer, firebrand columnist and atheist Christopher Hitchens has died at the age of 62 after a battle against cancer of the esophagus, Vanity Fair announced on its Web site early on Friday. (Reuters Photo) Related articles
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485109An incredibly sad but inevitable day. The average Indonesian could learn a vast amount if they put the religious texts down and did a google translate of pretty much anything this great man has written.
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Washington. British writer, firebrand columnist and atheist Christopher Hitchens has died at the age of 62 after a battle against cancer of the esophagus, Vanity Fair announced on its Web site early on Friday.
Hitchens, who began his journalistic career in Britain before moving to the United States whieere he enjoyed great success, was diagnosed with the disease in June 2010, and had documented his declining health in his Vanity Fair column.
In announcing his death, Vanity Fair described the writer as “incomparable critic, masterful rhetorician, fiery wit, and fearless bon vivant.”
Hitchens was diagnosed with cancer soon after the publication of his memoir, “Hitch-22,” and began chemotherapy soon after.
His “matchless prose” had appeared in Vanity Fair since 1992, when he was named contributing editor, the magazine said in an online article headlined: “In Memoriam: Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011.”
Known for his militant humanism and independence, he was a prolific writer known for his essays in Vanity Fair and Slate and for his best-selling manifesto for atheists, “God is Not Great.”
He believed in pluralism and racial justice and freedom of speech, big cities and fine art.
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