Letters to a Young Contrarian

“[Hitchens] is, first and last, a writer, an always exciting, often exacting, furious polemicist.”—The Boston Globe

“Hitchens exhibits precisely the combination of indignation and intellect that he recommends to others.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Letters show Hitchens's best...He makes entertaining mincemeat of self-satisfied politicians and shreds received ideas and media-spun consensus with a fearlessness that is invaluable in our mealymouthed punditocracy.”—The Village Voice

“Delicious...[Letters to a Young Contrarian] showcases Hitchens at his most savage and wise.”—The Progressive

“Part revolutionist, part court jester, he is possessed of a wickedly effective prose style and a sense of moral purpose...True democracy could not exist without Christopher Hitchens and his ilk. May this book breed many more contrarians, young and old alike.”—Time Out New York