Mortality
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New York : Twelve, [2012].
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First edition.
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Published
New York : Twelve, [2012].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 104 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
UPC
9781455502752
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Diagnosed with the esophageal cancer to which he eventually succumbed in December 2011, cultural critic Hitchens found himself a finalist in the race of life, and in his typically unflinching and bold manner, he candidly shares his thoughts about his suffering, the etiquette of illness and wellness, and religion in this stark and powerful memoir. Commenting on the persistent metaphor of battle that doctors and friends use to describe his life with cancer (most of this book was published in Vanity Fair), Hitchens mightily challenges this image, for "when you sit in a room... and kindly people bring a huge transparent bag of poison and plug it into your arm, and you either read or don't read a book while the venom sack gradually empties itself into your system, the image of the ardent soldier is the very last one that will occur to you." As a result of his various treatments, Hitchens begins to lose his voice, which, given his life as public gadfly through writing and speeches, devastates him. "What do I hope for? If not a cure, then a remission. And what do I want back? In the most beautiful apposition of two of the simplest words in our language: the freedom of speech." Hitchens's powerful voice compels us to consider carefully the small measures by which we live every day and to cherish them.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hitchens, C. (2012). Mortality (First edition.). Twelve.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hitchens, Christopher. 2012. Mortality. Twelve.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hitchens, Christopher. Mortality Twelve, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hitchens, Christopher. Mortality First edition., Twelve, 2012.
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