HITCH-22: Christopher Hitchens (Part One)

Hitch-22, A Memoir: Part 1 of 2 - Read by the Author

00:00. Epigraph

0:02:03 - Prologue with Premonitions

0:18:12 - Yvonne

1:17:02 - The Commander

1:54:35 - Fragments from an Education

2:33:50 - Cambridge

3:23:14 - The Sixties: Revolution in the Revolution (and Brideshead Regurgitated)

3:46:25 - Chris or Christopher?

4:25:41 - Havana versus Prague

5:07:07 - The Fenton Factor

6:15:31 - Martin

7:16:42 - Portugal to Poland

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[davidpryor]

This man changed my life and taught me to think and not take everything at face valuable. I miss him so much

[sovaignon]

I’ll never tire of this. Have listened to it at least 10 times over the years.

The Hitch is greatly missed

[joelruiz]

Im really thankful and appreciate it he would read it himself wonderful . 🍻🥃

[KF-cxbm]

Absolutely fantastic this is on here to listen to

[ADucksOpinion]

my lord im only 30 minutes in but this is amazing.

[theodorusrexicon]

Christopher's intellect has always impressed me.

[jestermoon]

Take A Moment
Enjoy the genius at work 1:00:42 ❤
Stay Safe
Stay Free 🌎 1:01:09 🎉

[robertpoen]

0:51, 1:38, 2:08, 2:47, 3:14, 3:45, 4:11, 4:35, 5:10, 5:39, 6:09, 6:31, 6:50, 7:16, 7:35

[rebeccaleavitt]

I once read in a biography that there are some people whose lives demand to be written because in their life is the story of the times. Rarely have I come across any who better than the life here recorded.

[dizzythegreat]

Watching at .75 speed makes him sound slightly drunk which, frankly, is more true to life and, as an added benefit, makes his rhythm a bit more comprehensible for a casual listen.

[eddieheron]

Hard to fathom why there are only 7 comments down here, under an impressive stack of other YouTube links, some with 'views' in the millions.
Me being only the 93rd to add a like is of a similar order,

[redskinStu]

We skeptics ofttimes run into some dunderhead who, when referring to new age, supernatural, bunk, smugly declares "What's the harm?" Listen to Hitchens' mother's fate and the harm becomes obvious.

[sabya_m]

Now, what can, if at all, be said, about the man, person, debater,
intellectual, "revisionist", ..
As an ardent admirer, if only he could be granted "Knighthood', or simply, "Knighted".
If even, posthumously.
What (a) personality!
The warmest (possible) regards.
The deepest(possible, again)
respects.
🙏🫡..🎓🎩..👍👌..
..

[alexanderscott]

0:00

My brain was deeply confused when the score was not "In My Life, " which is a very appropriate motif for an autobiography.