A collection of the great contrarian's last pieces of writing, with a introduction by his editor at Vanity Fair and an afterword by his wife. An oddly inspiring but fitting tribute to a formidable intellect and man of letters.
Critical of almost everyone and never reticent with his views, Hitchens' account of his switch from left to right wing politics is frequently enraging. At the same time, his anecdotes are revealing and his frank approach to the schisms in his complex life is compelling.