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And Yet...: Essays
by Christopher Hitchens
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“America’s foremost rhetorical pugilist." —John Giuffo, The Village Voice
The death of Christopher Hitchens in December 2011 prematurely silenced a voice that wa
And Yet...: Essays Christopher Hitchens
What...could...be...simpler...than...that?...The...Feast,...I...gather,...is...much...older...or...earlier...in...the...East...than...in...the...West....[tags:....Literary....Analysis,....Narrative....Perspectives]....1049....words(3....pages)....Strong....Essays....[preview]....Providence,....for....the....heathen,....is....unaccountableAnd...the...other...half...is...between...the...linesDon't...go...over...the...lineI...said...no,...it...had...never...needed...any...repairingHe..fixed..it,..and..gave..it..a..fresh..startThe....story....slipt....below....the....fold....to....accommodate....the....latest....jejune....terror....attack....in....Europe,....and....the....posturings....of....our....Hollywood....starsThis..is..because..I..cannot..bear..to..deal..with..the..present..holdersI....liked....it....for....a....while,....but....when....games....started....I....was....on....JVIn...the...course...of...one...day...I...can...hear...them...about...everything...from...retraining...old...dogs...to...getting...up...earlyHe..examined..all..the..parts..carefully,..just..as..the..other..watchmakers..had..done,..and..then..delivered..his..verdict..with..the..same..confidence..of..mannerThis....brief....yet....fascinating....view....into....the....world....of....another....religion....captured....my....attention....and....compelled....me....to....investigate....furtherThe...bit...is...hilarious...and...takes...probably...a...minute...or...more...to...describe...what...must...have...taken,...in...reality,...only...a...couple...of...secondsBut....there's....no....reason....to....cryPersonal..Narrative..Essay..-..Crickets..-..Personal..Narrative-..Crickets..Ive..never..liked..bugsThe....self....is....not....like....platinum....-....it....leaves....traces....all....over....the....placeYet..some..find..hope..in..this..droll,..frustrating..world,..but..they..will..not..agree..and..cannot..be..sure..of..that..hopeA...good...story...creates...a...dramatic...effect,...makes...us...laugh,...gives...us...pleasurable...fright,...and/or...gets...us...on...the...edge...of...our...seats....[tags:....Personal....Narrative....Writing]....1182....words(3.4....pages)....Strong....Essays....[preview]He....took....one....good....look....around....him,....discovered....that....his....hotel....booking....was....worthless,....and....went....right....back....to....the....airport,....leaving....all....our....readers....to....me....alone...[tags:...Personal...Narrative...Essays]...1820...words(5.2...pages)...Strong...Essays...[preview]...&....Keep....your....thinking....inside....the....boxOnly..he..looked..at..me:..human..eyesI..was..once..asked..by..a..high-school..student..in..an..audience..in..Chennai:.."Why,..sir,..are..you..so..eager..to..please?"..That's..how..I..tend..to..define..failure..-..work..done..for..what..Heidegger..called.."Das..Mann",..the..indeterminate.."They"..who..hang..over..your..shoulder,..warping..your..sense..of..judgment;..what..he..(not..me)..would..call..your..authenticityIt's...perfect...for...personal...or...classroom...use!...Click...here...to...learn...moreThat..novelist,..like..me,..I..suppose..like..all..of..us..who..came..of..age..under..postmodernity,..is..naturally..sceptical..of..the..concept..of..authenticity,..especially..what..is..called.."cultural..authenticity"..-..after..all,..how..can..any..of..us..be..more..or..less..authentic..than..we..are?..We..were..taught..that..authenticity..was..meaninglessPersonal...Narrative-...Mountain...Hike...-...Personal...Narrative-...Mountain...Hike...In...hiking,...as...in...life,...there...are...choices...between...success...and...pain,...pride...and...safety;...this...is...the...story...of...one...such...choiceTo..writers,..writing..well..is..not..simply..a..matter..of..skill,..but..a..question..of..characterI...got...off,...paid...him,...and...enteredFor...half...a...day...it...would...go...like...the...very...mischief,...and...keep...up...such...a...barking...and...wheezing...and...whooping...and...sneezing...and...snorting,...that...I...could...not...hear...myself...think...for...the...disturbance;...and...as...long...as...it...held...out...there...was...not...a...watch...in...the...land...that...stood...any...chance...against...itI...keep...all...that...now,...from...filial...duty;...but...have...not...the...technical...means...to...digitize...it,...nor...the...time...to...exhume,...given...the...great...bulkThe..sunshine..and..warm..breeze..of..Friday..afternoon..was..frustrating;..dreary,..cold,..typical-March..days..are..fitting,..appropriate..for..feeling..this..way,..and..how..nice..it..was..outside..was..a..slap..in..the..faceThis....essay....was....first....published....in....The....Atlantic....Monthly....and....then,....online,....in....the...."Atlantic....Abroad"....section....of....the....Atlantic's....Website,....at....It....is....used....here....with....the....kind....permission....of....the....editors....of....The....Atlantic....MonthlyIndeed,...so...greatly...do...tyrants...fear...truthful...words...that...they...go...to...extravagant...lengths...to...suppress...themO..how..did..they..die?..He..loves..this..filthy..little..woman,..who..has..no..eyes!..He..is..Jesus,..I..thinkShe...only...half-unwrapped...the...box...before...launching...it...at...my...father...across...the...room,...crabbing...Now...what...in...the...hell...am...I...supposed...to...do...with...THIS?...She...proceeded...to...sulk,...the...way...only...my...eighty-year-old...gram...can,...arms...crossed,...lips...pursed,...but...laughing...the...whole...time...despite...herselfPOINTS...TO...PONDER:...Is...there...a...point...to...Twain's...narrative?...Can...you...describe...it...and...can...you...point...to...the...place...in...the...essay...where...the...point...becomes...clear?...Twain...calls...the...essay..."An...Instructive...Tale."...What...do...you...make...of...that?...How...have...you...been...instructed...and...how...seriously...do...you...take...your..."lesson"?...Does...Twain's...essay...feel...dated...because...he's...talking...about...things...that...don't...bother...us,...particularly,...a...hundred...years...and...more...after...the...essay...was...written?...Could...you...write...a...similar...essay...today...about...appliances...or...your...car...breaking...down?...Where...would...you...have...inserted...paragraph...breaks...in...that...large...paragraph......or...do...you...think...it...is...all...right...the...way...it...is?...ENJOY...MORE...TWAIN:..."Switzerland:...The...Cradle...of...Liberty"..."The...Danger...of...Lying...in...Bed"...and...this...essay...by...Henry...David...Thoreau..."Walking"...and...this...account...of...a...meeting...with...Sojourner...Truth...by...Harriet...Beecher...Stowe..."Sojourner...Truth:...The...Libyan...Sibyl"He..worked..a..toothbrush-sized..stick..around..in..his..mouth,..digging..into..the..crevices..between..algae'd..stubs..of..teethTo..be..clear:..theirs..was..neither..strictly..biographical..criticism..nor..prescriptively..moral..criticism,..and..nothing..they..wrote..was..reducible..to..the..childish..formulations.."only..good..men..write..good..books"..or.."one..must..know..a..man's..life..to..understand..his..work""BANG!"....My....reactions....were....precise....as....I....sprung....out....of....the....blocks 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